What did they send me? (Fish ID)

rrrrramos · 05-15-2012, 03:53 AM

So after not being able to track down any Emerald Dwarf Rasbora's anywhere in the area (LFS even ordered them for me, turned out they ordered Emerald Eye Rasboras?" even though I gave them the scientific name too...) my girlfriend ordered me a batch of 5 off a fish website. They sent an extra fish, for their live arrival guarantee and all, but the extra fish they sent isn't an EDR, and I have no idea what it is. I'm keeping him in a tank with 5 Least Killie fry, so I want to ID him to make sure when/if he gets bigger, he's not going to make a snack out of them. This is the best picture I could get of him, hopefully someone can tell what he is. One big thing I see on him that is different from most fish I've seen really ever, is that his front fins (not sure what those are called) seem to point upward, and go over his head/body.
Here is the picture:

LB79 · 05-15-2012, 04:14 AM

Maybe some sort of strange rainbowfish?

rrrrramos · 05-15-2012, 04:47 AM

I dunno, looks too small to be any kind of rainbow. It's about the size of an average CPD if you can't tell by the picture, maybe a little smaller really. The markings do look like it, but the shape of it's body and especially the placement of the eyes make me think it's something other than a rainbow.

rrrrramos · 05-15-2012, 04:51 AM

I lied, I went and just googled "nano fish" and the "Gertrudae Rainbow" popped up and it looks like them in terms of the body shape and fins and all. Definitely not as vibrant though.

Noahma · 05-15-2012, 05:15 AM

looks like a rasbora to me, but certainly NOT a Emerald Dwarf Rasbora's (aka cross banded danio) I have a pretty sizable group of the CBD/EDR in my tank, great little fish.

StrungOut · 05-15-2012, 05:16 AM

Looks like a type of minnow to me.

OiZO · 05-15-2012, 05:18 AM

i would go with minnow also. Looks similar to feeder minnows to me.

toddnbecka · 05-15-2012, 05:37 AM

Have you asked the folks that sent you the fish? It could simply be a random "contaminant" (unknown fish that got sent along with whatever they ordered from their distributor) that they passed along to you.

rrrrramos · 05-15-2012, 06:15 AM

Minnow was the first thing that I thought too, but the front fins being located towards the top of the body (you can't tell in that picture) are making me think it's a type of rainbow. If it is, it's still pretty small (under an inch) so I have no idea what kind it might be. It doesn't look too decorated though. I'll try to get a better picture when I find my cameras battery charger.

kamikazi · 05-15-2012, 01:52 PM

Black neon tetra perhaps?
Black Neon Tetra

nvladik · 05-15-2012, 02:22 PM

Looks like Black Neon Tetra to me also.

**mistergreen** · 05-15-2012, 02:44 PM

Rainbows have 2 dorsal fins (the fins on the back).. If this guy doesn't have them, he's not a rainbow.

Silverkestrel · 05-16-2012, 01:46 AM

It looks like an Orange Chela, or Chela dadiburjori to me. http://www.danios.info/fish/dadiburjori.aspx

Cute little guy though.

Chrisinator · 05-16-2012, 01:48 AM

I think it's a rasbora. It does not look like a Rainbowfish or Tetra because they are lacking adipose fins and the ones for rainbows.

**knuggs** · 05-16-2012, 03:01 AM

Looks kinda like a brilliant rasbora

05-15-2012, 03:53 AM	#1
rrrrramos Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (39/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lake Dallas, TX Posts: 1,046	What did they send me? (Fish ID) So after not being able to track down any Emerald Dwarf Rasbora's anywhere in the area (LFS even ordered them for me, turned out they ordered Emerald Eye Rasboras?" even though I gave them the scientific name too...) my girlfriend ordered me a batch of 5 off a fish website. They sent an extra fish, for their live arrival guarantee and all, but the extra fish they sent isn't an EDR, and I have no idea what it is. I'm keeping him in a tank with 5 Least Killie fry, so I want to ID him to make sure when/if he gets bigger, he's not going to make a snack out of them. This is the best picture I could get of him, hopefully someone can tell what he is. One big thing I see on him that is different from most fish I've seen really ever, is that his front fins (not sure what those are called) seem to point upward, and go over his head/body. Here is the picture: __________________ Mini-M \| Fluval Edge

05-15-2012, 04:14 AM	#2
LB79 Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South-central Washington State, USA Posts: 1,784	Maybe some sort of strange rainbowfish? __________________ "It's not who you are that makes you great; it's what you do." –Batman Begins

05-15-2012, 04:47 AM	#3
rrrrramos Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (39/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lake Dallas, TX Posts: 1,046	I dunno, looks too small to be any kind of rainbow. It's about the size of an average CPD if you can't tell by the picture, maybe a little smaller really. The markings do look like it, but the shape of it's body and especially the placement of the eyes make me think it's something other than a rainbow. __________________ Mini-M \| Fluval Edge

05-15-2012, 04:51 AM	#4
rrrrramos Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (39/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lake Dallas, TX Posts: 1,046	I lied, I went and just googled "nano fish" and the "Gertrudae Rainbow" popped up and it looks like them in terms of the body shape and fins and all. Definitely not as vibrant though. __________________ Mini-M \| Fluval Edge

05-15-2012, 05:15 AM	#5
Noahma Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (8/100%) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Northglenn, Colorado Posts: 3,534	looks like a rasbora to me, but certainly NOT a Emerald Dwarf Rasbora's (aka cross banded danio) I have a pretty sizable group of the CBD/EDR in my tank, great little fish. __________________ "Noah's 40B Rainbow Garden" "Flora fun!" "Noah's Mini Haven DECOMMISSIONED" "Second Life DECOMMISSIONED"

05-15-2012, 05:16 AM	#6
StrungOut Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (32/100%) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: California Posts: 705	Looks like a type of minnow to me. __________________ Don't hoard your rare plants, spread em round as you never know if you might have a catastrophe and that plant may dissappear forever...

05-15-2012, 05:18 AM	#7
OiZO Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Salem OR Posts: 218	i would go with minnow also. Looks similar to feeder minnows to me. __________________ --

05-15-2012, 05:37 AM	#8
toddnbecka Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (50/100%) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Cumberland, MD Posts: 726	Have you asked the folks that sent you the fish? It could simply be a random "contaminant" (unknown fish that got sent along with whatever they ordered from their distributor) that they passed along to you. __________________ Overloaded with endler's and BN pleco's, PM if you want some shipped.

05-15-2012, 06:15 AM	#9
rrrrramos Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (39/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lake Dallas, TX Posts: 1,046	Minnow was the first thing that I thought too, but the front fins being located towards the top of the body (you can't tell in that picture) are making me think it's a type of rainbow. If it is, it's still pretty small (under an inch) so I have no idea what kind it might be. It doesn't look too decorated though. I'll try to get a better picture when I find my cameras battery charger. __________________ Mini-M \| Fluval Edge

05-15-2012, 01:52 PM	#10
kamikazi Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (5/100%) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lincolnton, NC Posts: 2,246	Black neon tetra perhaps? Black Neon Tetra __________________ Frat. of Dirt #3 My YouTube Channel Walstad Bowls Blackwater Paradise Expansus 15 Gal. Office 29 Gal. Blackwater Paradise 40 Gal. Crypt Utopia

05-15-2012, 02:22 PM	#11
nvladik Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (11/100%) Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: New York Posts: 631	Looks like Black Neon Tetra to me also. __________________ NIKON pimp #017 Sump pimp #014

05-15-2012, 02:44 PM	#12
mistergreen Bow ties are cool (View User Tanks) PTrader: (12/100%) Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 12,897	Rainbows have 2 dorsal fins (the fins on the back).. If this guy doesn't have them, he's not a rainbow. __________________ DIY High Tech Tank forum http://aquatictechtank.net A forum dedicated to design and program aquatic tanks

05-16-2012, 01:46 AM	#13
Silverkestrel Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Indiana Posts: 2	It looks like an Orange Chela, or Chela dadiburjori to me. http://www.danios.info/fish/dadiburjori.aspx Cute little guy though.

05-16-2012, 01:48 AM	#14
Chrisinator Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (24/100%) Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 1,788	I think it's a rasbora. It does not look like a Rainbowfish or Tetra because they are lacking adipose fins and the ones for rainbows.

05-16-2012, 03:01 AM	#15
knuggs ___________ (View User Tanks) PTrader: (67/100%) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 1,369	Looks kinda like a brilliant rasbora __________________ My Fish Room Journal+My Main Tank+Journal of My First Planted Tank 29g+ First Shrimp Tank 10g Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance

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