Rainbowfish Mailing List Archive: Re: [RML] Pseudomugil cynadorsalis Melanotaenia pygmae

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address is as below permanently (hopefully) now.

Regards,
Bruce ( Hansen )
vicepresident - ANGFA Inc (www.angfa.org.au)
- ANGFA (Qld) Inc (www.angfaqld.org.au)

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Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [RML] Pseudomugil cynadorsalis Melanotaenia pygmae

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From: Dave & Robyn Wilson <rwilson at octa4.net.au>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Friday, 1 June 2001 1:22
Subject: Re: [RML] Pseudomugil cynadorsalis Melanotaenia pygmae

Danny,
I will try answer some of that. I have collected Pseudomugil =
cynadorsalis in Broome as well as here in Darwin. I have never found =
them above tidal influence or outside estuarine creeks in the open =
ocean. They are very common in all the small tidal creeks around =
Dawin. These small creeks run fresh for three or more months per year =
during and after the wet season then gradually return to salt water =
after the rains stop.

Can anyone tell me if P.cyanodorsalis is found in any permanent =
freshwater, (land locked) or are they just seasonal bouts of freshwater, =
and are they also found in open sea areas or sheltered harbours and =
eustary.
Also is their colour enhanced by being in salty water?
What can I expect the life span in captivity is?

Their life expectancy at my place is very short because I feed them =
to baby mangrove jacks and small gudgeons. I have never kept them long =
term

In the creeks near here there are always millions of smaller =
specimens with very few larger models among them, so assuming them =
annual is probably reasonable. They are not in a very safe position in =
the food chain. There is a magnificent little algae eating shrimp from =
the Atyid family among them, the shrimps convert to fresh and will clean =
up an algae problem in a planted aquarium very quickly.

In our shop I have some in a very small display tank with 50/50 =
brackish and they colour pretty good in the natural sun light.=20

I don't think there is a need to be rigid with your salinities =
because they get fluctuations where they live.

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From:=20 Dave & Robyn Wilson <rwilson at octa4.net.au>
T= o:=20 rainbowfish at pcug.org.au=20 <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>Date:=20 Friday, 1 June 2001 1:22
Subject: Re: [RML] = Pseudomugil=20 cynadorsalis Melanotaenia pygmae

Danny,

I will try answer some of that.   I have = collected=20 Pseudomugil cynadorsalis in Broome as well as here in Darwin. = I have=20 never found them above tidal influence or outside estuarine creeks = in the=20 open ocean.   They are very common in all the small tidal = creeks=20 around Dawin. These small creeks run fresh for three or more = months=20 per year during and after the wet season then gradually return to = salt water=20 after the rains stop.

Can anyone tell me = if=20 P.cyanodorsalis   is found in any permanent = freshwater,=20 (land locked) or are they just seasonal bouts of freshwater,=20 and are they also found in open sea areas or sheltered = harbours and=20 eustary.

Also is their colour = enhanced=20 by being in salty water?

What can I = expect the=20 life span in captivity is?

Their life expectancy at my place is very short because I = feed them=20 to baby mangrove jacks and small gudgeons. I have never kept = them long=20 term

As I guess they would = be pretty=20 well annual in the wild.

In the creeks near here there are always millions of smaller = specimens=20 with very few larger models among them, so assuming them annual is = probably=20 reasonable.   They are not in a very safe position in the = food=20 chain. There is a magnificent little algae eating shrimp from = the=20 Atyid family among them, the shrimps convert to fresh and will clean = up an=20 algae problem in a planted aquarium very quickly.

In our shop I have = some in a=20 very small display tank with 50/50 brackish and they colour = pretty=20 good in the natural sun light.

I don't think there is a need to be rigid with your salinities = because=20 they get fluctuations where they live.

Cheers

Dave

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