I Kept Pet Mudskippers for 1 Year… Was it worth it?

Ever since I saw Zenzo from @tazawatanks talk about his Indian dwarf mudskippers (Periophthalmus novemradiatus), I’ve been absolutely obsessed. I LOVE oddball fish because they’re so weird and unique, but they often come with specialized care requirements and I’m still in my “lazy fishkeeper” phase right now. So, after 1+ years of keeping them, I’m going to lay it all out there — how difficult is it really to keep a brackish tank, are they super easy or really high maintenance, and am I still going to keep them?

🐟 MATERIALS I USED
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🌿 RESOURCES
▶ How to Set Up (and Maintain) a Brackish Aquarium: https://www.aquariumcoop.com/blogs/aq...

🦐 EXTRAS
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EDITOR: Angela Guererro at https://www.angelaguererro.com/

ATTRIBUTION
Music from Epidemic Sound: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... (if you use my referral link, I get 1 month free 😀)
Mudskipper fish.JPG by Beatriz Posada Alonso at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Common Mudskipper (Periophthalmus kalolo) by JarJar at https://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/co...
Schlammspringer by Gertrud K. at https://www.flickr.com/photos/gertrud...
Mudskipper at https://publicdomainpictures.net/en/v...
Which MUDSKIPPERS Should I CHOOSE? by Tazawa Tanks at    • Which MUDSKIPPERS Should I CHOOSE?  

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0:00 1 year update on my Indian dwarf mudskippers
0:37 Problem #1: Availability
1:36 Problem #2: Territorial (tank setup tips)
6:12 Feeding behaviors of mudskippers
7:36 What to feed dwarf mudskippers
9:50 Problem #3: Brackish water with no plants
12:52 Are mudskippers worth it?