Forktail blue-eye size: how big does it get?

Adults reach about 5 cm. Record sizes among the 4 Pseudomugil species on LumaReef: 3.5 cm (Blueback Blue Eye) to 7 cm (Pacific Blue Eye).

Forktail blue-eye tank size: what is the minimum?

A tank at least 60 cm long. In LumaReef that is the Nano tank or larger.

Forktail blue-eye water parameters: what does it need?

Temperature 23–28 °C, pH 6.5–7.8, hardness 5–15 °dGH. Close to what most Pseudomugil on LumaReef need (21–28 °C).

Forktail blue-eye tank mates: what can it live with?

It gets along with 80 of the 99 freshwater species in the catalogue, such as Emperor tetra, Zebra danio, and Cherry barb.

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Forktail blue-eye

Pseudomugil furcatus

It drifts and twitches up top with fins spread; males display all day.

The Forktail blue-eye (Pseudomugil furcatus) is a tropical freshwater fish of the family Pseudomugilidae. It swims in midwater, close to the bottom. Adults grow to about 5 cm. In the aquarium it needs a tank at least 60 cm long and water at 23–28 °C.

Size: 5 cm
Smallest tank: 60 cm
Temperature: 23–28 °C
Care: Moderate

In the aquarium

Temperature23–28 °C

pH6.5–7.8

Hardness5–15 °dGH

Temperament: Peaceful
Diet: Carnivore
Activity: Moderate
Water layer: Surface
Group: Happiest in a group of 8 or more
Plants: Plant safe

These values are compiled from real species data, and the LumaReef simulation is built to keep them true to life.

Which tank it fits

Nano60 cm · 65 litres21 of them
Standard90 cm · 180 litres60 of them
Wide120 cm · 300 litres100 of them
Living room180 cm · 650 litres216 of them
Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres400 of them
Gallery300 cm · 1,440 litres480 of them

Who it lives with

Gets along80 species

and 56 more species

Caution10 species

Narrow shared temperature range

Not together9 species

Aggressive with peaceful

Water temperatures do not overlap

In the wild

Water type: Freshwater
Climate zone: Tropical
Habitat: Midwater, close to the bottom
Aquarium trade: Traded commercially

Classification

OrderAtheriniformes
FamilyPseudomugilidae
GenusPseudomugil
SpeciesPseudomugil furcatus
Described byNichols, 1955

In other languages

Russian: Вильчатая синеглазка

Quick answers

Forktail blue-eye size: how big does it get?: Adults reach about 5 cm. Record sizes among the 4 Pseudomugil species on LumaReef: 3.5 cm (Blueback Blue Eye) to 7 cm (Pacific Blue Eye).
Forktail blue-eye tank size: what is the minimum?: A tank at least 60 cm long. In LumaReef that is the Nano tank or larger.
Forktail blue-eye water parameters: what does it need?: Temperature 23–28 °C, pH 6.5–7.8, hardness 5–15 °dGH. Close to what most Pseudomugil on LumaReef need (21–28 °C).
Forktail blue-eye tank mates: what can it live with?: It gets along with 80 of the 99 freshwater species in the catalogue, such as Emperor tetra, Zebra danio, and Cherry barb.
Forktail blue-eye: alone or in a group?: Keep at least 8 together.
Forktail blue-eye and plants: is it plant safe?: Yes, it leaves plants alone.