Neutral to alkaline conditions preferred. pH: 7.0-8.0, dH: up to 25 degrees.
Compatibility
Pond
Lighting
No special requirements
Sexual Dimorphism
Mature females fuller bodied.
Feeding
Pellets, granules, flake and frozen foods
Description
Care
Gudgeon are a bottom-dwelling species that congregate and move about in large shoals. For this reason, these sociable fish should be kept in groups of 5 or more in a pond situation. They will learn to come up to the surface for food, but a good deal of time is spent nosing about on the bottom of the pond, in turn helping to stir up silt and detritus, putting it into suspension for removal by the filtration system. If your Gudgeon aren't immediately visible in the pond, look for patches of bubbles appearing from underneath plants, which have been released through the Gudgeon's digging activity (often more apparent at dawn and dusk). These fish are capable of communicating by emitting squeaking sounds, and the intensity of these sounds can vary depending on time of year, temperature of the water, activity levels etc. This species is listed on the IUCN redlist for endangered species as 'Lower Risk - Least Concern'.
Feeding
Gudgeon prefer sinking foods, but they will learn to take pond flakes, pond pellets, pond sticks, live/frozen foods etc from the water's surface. Will also feed on small insects, insect larvae, small crustaceans etc.
Breeding
The breeding season for the egg-scattering Gudgeon is April-July.
Where can I buy these pond fish?
If you like this fish and would like to find out more, we have an enormous range of pond fish and koi to buy available in all of our stores across the UK. However, the availability of our pond fish is very much seasonal and each store sources and manages its own livestock. Please check with your local store about current availability of specific fish species before making a journey.
For delivery before Christmas, orders must be placed on or before 3pm on Wednesday 20th December. We cannot guarantee delivery of these orders pre-Christmas as we are reliant on our couriers, but will use our best endeavours to get orders placed on this date out to you before Christmas. For full details of our festive delivery and opening times click here
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