nickjqz Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 So I was at a not so local fish store in Modesto and I saw these fish in a sump and the lady working said that she didn't know what they were but that they were a hitchhiker on some live rock about four years ago. I asked her if I could buy them and she said that she didn't want to sell them just in case they were illegal to own or sell or trade (like if they were endangered or something). She said if I could ID them that I could buy them. They are in a full saltwater tank. So here are the pics that I took with my iphone Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 If it weren't for the Caulerpa taxifolia I'd say those were freshwater fish! They look stikingly similar to this one freshwater fish whose name I can't remember. It starts with a g... Link to comment
nickjqz Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Haha that is what I thought at first as well. Let me know if you remember! Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 GOODEID! That's what they look like. But goodeids are strictly freshwater fish (at least as far as I know) Link to comment
nickjqz Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 Ahh they do look alike! I will have to see if they can take full salt haha. Link to comment
matty0206 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=54194&mpage=1 I found this while searching. Seems to suggest they could be poecilid as they can live in saltwater. Just a guess. Link to comment
bluelunar Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Shortfin mollies? Mollies can adapt to full marine. Their mouths look a little different though...hmmm. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 They also look like they could be wild type platties. But plattie are full fresh too. IDK maybe they're just aliens Link to comment
nickjqz Posted April 5, 2012 Author Share Posted April 5, 2012 http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=54194&mpage=1 I found this while searching. Seems to suggest they could be poecilid as they can live in saltwater. Just a guess. That looks pretty close, too bad they are just fry or there may be a match. Link to comment
Euphyllia Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Has to be a Poecilid... Just has the freshwater look IMO. Maybe it's in some other genus that can survive saltwater like Poecilid can? That would be awesome if they were livebearing... Would trade my clowns in in an instant. Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 OK so assuming they are a livebearer, look att he anal fins. Is it just me or does it appear that some have the female-looking anal fin while others have a gonopodium? Link to comment
bluelunar Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Found a picture that looks like it, says it's a Spinyback Killfish http://www.petalumawetlandspark.org/HTML/SBPkillifish.html Link to comment
altolamprologus Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Found a picture that looks like it, says it's a Spinyback Killfish http://www.petalumawetlandspark.org/HTML/SBPkillifish.html We have a winner! How did you find that? Google didn't bring up anything Link to comment
ajmckay Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Look like cool fish... I was thinking killifish at first as well, just not sure which one. I could think of a few really cool setups that they would look good in... Link to comment
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