Mudskipper questions

[mpeterb]

Blue filter sponge me thinks

Well, that makes a lot of sense, thank you.

[ruthcatrin]

You can get mangrove seedlings (approx 1 foot in height) from a couple different places online, I'll attempt to find the site I ordered from originially but they've moved & I didn't re-save the link....They actually do quite tell in a large tank setup, you just have to put some effort into making sure they don't get to big, look into what it takes to bonsai a regular tree & treat the mangroves the same way.

[Diana]

Yes, I got quite a few several years ago, but they never did well. Too little light, I am afraid.

[Ruhig Blut]

Hi Matt,

That is so cool! I looked at it with google-translate, but that only helps a little. Does he explain what exactly he did to achieve the tides. And what's a Blauenfilterschwamm, if you know?

Thank you.

blauer Filterschwamm is, as Francois guessed right, a blue filter sponge.

The tide simulation he achieved by seperating the tank in the main part and a reserve part, those are connected only by a little whole through which the water can leak back. He pumps the water into the reserve part (low tide in the main tank), then he stops the pump (probably with a timer) and the water leaks back into the mail part (high tide). It's not really like tides, since the time it takes to change levels is to short, but it's interesting anyway. Specially in the videos, when you see that they really do not like high tide - fish that don't like water

Ingo

[Matt]

Yes can't stress enough how terrestrial these are. If you put food on an elevated piece of wood or something they'll climb up to find it! Very poor swimmers too. 2-3" of water is the most I'd recommend.

[andyroo]

I'd keep an eye on this mangrove propagule/seedling. It looks like he's just pulled it out of his back-yard, so make sure you wash it well.
It's also rooted. In my experience they don't do well with transplanting on their best day, but good luck and keep us posted.
I think Rhizophora mangle is a protected species in Fla as well, so keep your head down ;)
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