Unknown fish ID with pic

Aquarist14 · 04-27-2012, 07:30 PM

Bought it from a Pet paradise on Wednesday. I brought it to my LPS and the owner and I struggled to ID it. He is keeping the fish in one of his planted tanks for now until we can identify it and see what we can do.

Doesn't look like anything I've ever seen.

**vincenz** · 04-27-2012, 07:56 PM

I shall dub it the Large-Eyed Monocular Minnow.

Aquarist14 · 04-27-2012, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vincenz

I shall dub it the Large-Eyed Monocular Minnow.

Can't find any pictures and info on it.

Bump! Any others

msjinkzd · 04-27-2012, 09:01 PM

can you get a picture that isn't distorted?

Aquarist14 · 04-27-2012, 09:07 PM

I could try... But the fish is currently at my LPS, so I could ask him to get a better picture. He told me today when I went in that it was schooling with the guppies in the tank.

LB79 · 04-28-2012, 12:37 AM

It's a tetra of some sort owing to the second, smaller dorsal fin (forgot how to spell it).

TWA · 04-28-2012, 12:46 AM

Looks like a commonly available type of tetra with a severe parasite issue..

Aquarist14 · 04-28-2012, 01:49 AM

What do you mean by a severe parasite issue?

Its silvery/transparent, orange and black tail and a huge eye with a red-ish sparkle. Also the fins on the sides are angled upwards like a hatchetfish.

I'll see if I can get a better close-up picture.

TWA · 04-28-2012, 01:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aquarist14

What do you mean by a severe parasite issue?

Its silvery/transparent, orange and black tail and a huge eye with a red-ish sparkle. Also the fins on the sides are angled upwards like a hatchetfish.

I'll see if I can get a better close-up picture.

I could and probably am wrong. It just looks like a tetra that is really skinny, as if it has a parasite. If not, it's neat looking.

Aquarist14 · 04-28-2012, 02:00 AM

It's probably from the crappy camera and the bag making it look odd.

Diana · 04-28-2012, 02:47 AM

Right in front of the tail, on the back of the fish is a very small fin called an adipose fin. In the aquarium, Tetras are the main group that have this sort of fin. Not all Tetras have it.
I would start looking among the Tetras for it.

LB79 · 04-28-2012, 02:55 AM

ADIPOSE FIN!!! Thanks! Are there any other fish (other than the salmon/trout family) that have this fin?

ProjectSB350 · 04-28-2012, 03:01 AM

I believe that is what's called a "Vampire Tetra" I had a few mature ones that look very similar. Good luck figuring it out. I'm sure you will eventually when it gets larger.

Aquarist14 · 04-28-2012, 03:26 PM

Yeah me and the owner were contemplating between the vampire tetra or possibly something else.

How large do vampire's get?
Are they compatible?
I just need more information on them.

I just saw this on seriouslyfish. Tell me if I'm seeing things, but this looks rather similar.

Full article: http://www.seriouslyfish.com/news.php?id=50

raven_wilde · 04-28-2012, 04:01 PM

You sure its not one of these guys?

Vampire Tetra

Because that picture of yours looks like a juvenile one to me. They pop up now and then at my LFS. It seems far more likely that you'd run into one of these than some newly described species.

04-27-2012, 07:30 PM	#1
Aquarist14 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 296	Unknown fish ID with pic Bought it from a Pet paradise on Wednesday. I brought it to my LPS and the owner and I struggled to ID it. He is keeping the fish in one of his planted tanks for now until we can identify it and see what we can do. Doesn't look like anything I've ever seen. Attached Thumbnails __________________ 75 gallon Last edited by Aquarist14; 04-27-2012 at 07:37 PM.. Reason: Transferred PDF to PNG

04-27-2012, 09:01 PM	#4
msjinkzd Invert junkie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (192/100%) Join Date: May 2007 Location: mount wolf, pa Posts: 3,630	can you get a picture that isn't distorted? __________________ What's for sale, you ask, Click here! Visit me on Facebook! Check out the website for current stocklist, species profiles, and images of livestock.

04-28-2012, 12:37 AM	#6
LB79 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South-central Washington State, USA Posts: 1,793	It's a tetra of some sort owing to the second, smaller dorsal fin (forgot how to spell it). __________________ "One day...one day, this path will lead us to the White City, and the tower guard will take up the call: the Lords of Gondor have returned!" *–Boromir, The Lord Of The Rings*

04-28-2012, 02:55 AM	#12
LB79 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South-central Washington State, USA Posts: 1,793	ADIPOSE FIN!!! Thanks! Are there any other fish (other than the salmon/trout family) that have this fin? __________________ "One day...one day, this path will lead us to the White City, and the tower guard will take up the call: the Lords of Gondor have returned!" *–Boromir, The Lord Of The Rings*

04-28-2012, 03:26 PM	#14
Aquarist14 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 296	Yeah me and the owner were contemplating between the vampire tetra or possibly something else. How large do vampire's get? Are they compatible? I just need more information on them. I just saw this on seriouslyfish. Tell me if I'm seeing things, but this looks rather similar. Full article: http://www.seriouslyfish.com/news.php?id=50 Attached Images

04-27-2012, 07:56 PM	#2
vincenz Cryptocoryne (View User Tanks) PTrader: (47/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New York Posts: 688	I shall dub it the Large-Eyed Monocular Minnow.

04-27-2012, 09:07 PM	#5
Aquarist14 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 296	I could try... But the fish is currently at my LPS, so I could ask him to get a better picture. He told me today when I went in that it was schooling with the guppies in the tank.

04-28-2012, 12:46 AM	#7
TWA Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Kansas City Posts: 805	Looks like a commonly available type of tetra with a severe parasite issue..

04-28-2012, 01:49 AM	#8
Aquarist14 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 296	What do you mean by a severe parasite issue? Its silvery/transparent, orange and black tail and a huge eye with a red-ish sparkle. Also the fins on the sides are angled upwards like a hatchetfish. I'll see if I can get a better close-up picture.

04-28-2012, 02:00 AM	#10
Aquarist14 Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Meredith, NH Posts: 296	It's probably from the crappy camera and the bag making it look odd.

04-28-2012, 02:47 AM	#11
Diana Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Contra Costa CA Posts: 5,083	Right in front of the tail, on the back of the fish is a very small fin called an adipose fin. In the aquarium, Tetras are the main group that have this sort of fin. Not all Tetras have it. I would start looking among the Tetras for it.

04-28-2012, 03:01 AM	#13
ProjectSB350 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: DeKalb, IL Posts: 2	I believe that is what's called a "Vampire Tetra" I had a few mature ones that look very similar. Good luck figuring it out. I'm sure you will eventually when it gets larger.

04-28-2012, 04:01 PM	#15
raven_wilde Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (10/100%) Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Outer Rim of the 'D' - Michigan Posts: 523	You sure its not one of these guys? Vampire Tetra Because that picture of yours looks like a juvenile one to me. They pop up now and then at my LFS. It seems far more likely that you'd run into one of these than some newly described species. __________________ Keeper of plants, shrimp & oddball 'monsters'. 30gal X2 Journal \| 'Ebiwagumi' EDGE

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