Hitcher Fishie?

[Orphicdragon]

I actually have two I put live brine shrimp in (they eat the legs off them, its bizarre) and low and behold a smaller version of the same fish emerged. I will ask the LFS where the rock came from when I go in this week. He seems kind of aggressive, (the fish not the LFS) he is all up in my blue leg hermits face talkin mess (OK I dunno that he is talking mess, but the crab gets uber crabby and the little fish is trying to chew on his little antenna deally's so I don't think they are discussing anything pleasant). He leaves the crab alone a little more now, I added a K1 and he spends most of his time swimming in the current that makes.

 

I am still trying to get a better pic.

 

I have named the smaller one *R Kelly* in honor of his *wee* size

 

 

Edit- Googled Old Gregg cuz I had no idea what the heck was going on. +1 for Epic Funny

[Orphicdragon]

These are less than awesome but they are pics

[D3monic]

try newely hatched brine shrimp.

[johnmaloney]

not a goby I don't think, looks like a baby bait fish... here is guide to carribean larval fish:

http://www.coralreeffish.com/larvae.html

 

should help get the genus

[Orphicdragon]

I checked with the LFS and he said all of his stuff comes from Florida. Its aqua cultured, so I am going to guess its something in/on/around Florida waters (Not sure where In Florida).

 

The closest I can get is the Masked Goby ( Coryphopterus personatus )

 

http://sealifeinc.net/catalog/product_info...products_id=177

 

He doesn't have those nifty stripes and the eye isn't quite the same, but otherwise its pretty close. I read that they love to swim, the second the light comes on they are both swimming in whatever current they can find.

[lakshwadeep]

I think it's going to be bigger than a masked goby (which won't reach 2 inches in adult length). Anyway, it looks really neat.

[Zo0k365]

This is actually such a cool hh. Like ten times cooler than the ones I got (a brown zoa...)

 

I'm jealous.

[johnmaloney]

Can't be a goby with that stomach structure so far forward at that stage in life...

[r20crazy]

that looks alot like a FW molly baby thats been adapted to SW. (yes it can be done as they are brackish)....but I'd think it would have some color by now if it was

[GioReef]

r20 i think ur right... First because the resemblance is a lot. And second, to have survived, it is probably a tough fish.

[Zo0k365]

It may be a type of fish called a mummichog or gulf killifish. They are native to those waters (and mine), they are VERY hardy, and their eggs cane be kept out of water for extended periods of time. I use them for bait all of the time!

[Sierra]

Have the fish grown much yet?

[Travis]

Nice! Updates?

[Muddguts]

Except mollys don't like a lot of current and he says it hangs in the current of his power head.If he has two of them ,then there is a 50% chance one is male.Can you see a male sex orgon?

[cptbjorn]

With that avatar, your lack of understanding of probability and asking OP to look for "male sex orgons" you are my favorite person this week.

[fishguy84]

Could be a Cocahoe or mud minnow

 

I just had a fish at an LFS I purchased for $5.00... they didn't know what it was, and got it in a shipment by accident. Cool personality of a fish, and loves to mess with the hermits lol.

 

"Their territorial range includes northeastern Florida to Key West, and the northern Gulf of Mexico all the way down to Cuba" - quote from google search

 

Because of the location, its very possible to be similar.

 

My fish ID

[Deleted User 6]

DId you figure out how to soft-cycle?

[D3monic]

any updates? Pics? well?