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TWA

Discussion Starter · Nov 21, 2016

I got this from a local guy, he forgot what it was. Apparently it's a tetra, lays eggs like a cichlid on a leaf etc, guarding them for a day or so until eating or abandoning them.

I thought they were interesting, so I picked them up. Unfortunately I don't love having fish I don't know the name of, so I'm looking for the off chance someone knows this.

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Nordic

· #2 · Nov 21, 2016

That is no tetra. Tetras have 4 unpaired fins (which is where they got their name from).

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HSakhi

· #3 · Nov 21, 2016

Looks more like a killifish.

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mistergreen

· #4 · Nov 21, 2016

The head looks like a pencilfish of some sort.

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KayakJimW

· #5 · Nov 21, 2016

Tetras have a small adipose fin between the tail and dorsal fin, as Nordic mentioned. I agree with HSakhi on the killi, looks like a member of the Aphyosemion genus.

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TWA

Discussion Starter · #6 · Nov 21, 2016

I'm thinking its in the Pyrrhulina species, which depending on where you read (Internet vs books) is a pencil fish or tetra. A quick Google search will yield several different pictures of fish that look similar, but all have different names.

Thanks for the help.

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someoldguy

· #7 · Nov 21, 2016

Take a look at Copella , also . Similar to Pyrrhulina but maybe not so common . Certainly NOT an Aphyosemion .

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TWA

Discussion Starter · #8 · Nov 21, 2016

someoldguy said:
Take a look at Copella , also . Similar to Pyrrhulina but maybe not so common . Certainly NOT an Aphyosemion .

The only reason I did not think Copella was when he bought them they said "closely related to splashing tetras but not the same"

Thinking possibly Pyrrhulina brevis

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someoldguy

· #9 · Nov 21, 2016

IIRC there's Copellas that aren't splash tetras , but your guess of P. brevis is probably as good as any of us are going to do .

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TWA

Discussion Starter · #10 · Nov 21, 2016

someoldguy said:
IIRC there's Copellas that aren't splash tetras , but your guess of P. brevis is probably as good as any of us are going to do .

Yep, if that's not what they are, that's what they are for now to me.

Appreciate the help

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