Delicate Blue Eyes (Pseudomugil Tenellus) 2-3cm

Pseudomugil tenellus is a small fish with a moderately compressed and elongated body; growing to a length of around 4-5 cm. Adult males generally have a translucent golden-brown body colour above the mid-lateral line and yellowish-brown with a silver sheen below. The mid-lateral line consists of a series of discontinuous silvery, reflective scales that become larger in older fish. The body scales are edged in black and form an attractive latticework pattern. They have two dorsal fins, very close together, the first much smaller than the second. The fins have a background colour of golden burnt-orange, with the outer margins light yellow; often edged with white. The second dorsal and anal fins have a semi-circular pattern of several small white spots. The caudal fin has a black margin that is fringed with white. The pectoral fins are fringed along the anterior edge with orange. As the common name suggests, the iris is blue. The operculum and belly region are silvery. However, colour can be variable and will depend upon the mood of the fish, water conditions and diet. Females and juveniles have a similar body colour but not as intense, and have much smaller uncoloured rounded fins with no markings. Females generally have a deeper body than the males whilst the adult males have larger dorsal, anal and pelvic fins. The differences in colour of the body and especially the larger size of the males’ fins make the sexes of Pseudomugil tenellus easily distinguishable.

• Species – Pseudomugil Tenellus
• Common Name – Delicate Blue Eyes
• Origin – northern QLD, NT
• Diet – Omnivorous
• PH Range – 5.8 – 9
• Temperature – Tropical and Coldwater 11°c – 34°c
• Breed Type – Egg Scatterer
• Current Size – approximately 3cm (Grows to approximately 5cm)
• Sex – Un-sexed