SeargentSkull Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Care Where can I get one Price ______________ 11 y/o hobbyist Small goldfish tank 300l community tank Goldfish pond Fluval chi open to options Turtle tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjansss Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 I do think they can be found in a few mangrove swamps but their quite rare and unless you could turn a whole section of you back yard in to a make shift mangrove swamp they would be very unhappy in captivity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Although there is a species on the import list I haven't seen any sold in NZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 They come in once in a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 I saw them in a shop in Auckland a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 They have came in a few times, cool fish I had one for a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Admittedly I've only been looking for them more recently So wasn't around in the fish "scene" a few years ago. Very cool to hear that they've been available here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Probably a limited market because they would need a species only tank I would think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 good biotope and live food are essential for them to survive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexyay Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Yeah, that's why I figured they weren't often available (a bit like my dreamy P suvattii). Seen some absolutely amazing biotopes of them, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcculloch Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 I had three in a 400 litre tank, well 200 litres really as it was half land in a paludarium type setting. They were all quite quick to accept a massive variety of food even skipping over the deeper water to steal food off the surface. Two killed one in the first month, then I had two survive together for about 6 months with intermittent fighting between them then eventually the bigger one won. Then I had one left who survived for close to another three years with no problems until one morning I found him dead. No idea what went wrong with him but these fish are all wild caught and all three were full grown when I got them so who knows how old they were. In short these guys are really aggressive and I think I had three males. I've watched a different species of mudskipper in asia and the males there were maintaining a "territory" of about two meters not letting any other males anywhere near but allowing females in. And from I've read I think the ones we get here are similar. So I think next to nobody gives them enough room in captivity but I would like to see what happens with a good sex ratio. These really are one of my all time favorites though and if I get another chance with them them I would be severely tempted to go all out with a huge tidal tank in my garage. Oh and in the past importers and people shipping them around NZ have killed lots through shipping them in bags completely full of water so they basically drown, their gills can't handle permanent immersion for hours now having evolved for the exact opposite :roll: Think theres still a picture of one of mine on the fnzas past POTM winners way back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Saw them wild 4 th first time at noosa bout a month ago. Haven't seen them at the pet shops for a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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