According to a Japanese study, the mudskipper lives in the water when immature. In order to adapt to its amphibious life, diatomaceae, a plant, will become its main food.
根據日人針對花跳的調查指出，花跳的稚魚時期是在水中生活，以浮游生物為生，為了適應兩棲生活的變化，食性會變成以植物性的矽藻為主食。