Spotted Blue Eye
Pseudomugil gertrudae
The Spotted Blue Eye (Pseudomugil gertrudae) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Pseudomugilidae. It lives on the bottom. It grows to 3.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern. In the aquarium it is kept at 21–28 °C.
- Size
- 3.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Temperature
- 21–28 °C
- pH
- 4.5–7.5
- Tank footprint
- 45 × 30 cm
In the aquarium
Temperature21–28 °C
pH4.5–7.5
Hardness5–12 °dGH
In the wild
- Water type
- Freshwater
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- On the bottom
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Conservation status
Classification
- OrderAtheriniformes
- FamilyPseudomugilidae
- GenusPseudomugil
- SpeciesPseudomugil gertrudae
Quick answers
- Spotted Blue Eye size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 3.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Spotted Blue Eye tank size: what is the minimum?
- A tank with a footprint of at least 45 × 30 cm.
- Spotted Blue Eye water parameters: what does it need?
- Temperature 21–28 °C, pH 4.5–7.5, hardness 5–12 °dGH.
- Spotted Blue Eye: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.