ID-ing a rainbowfish

[JohnPaul]

Was at a lfs yesterday and in a tank with several species of rainbowfish, I saw a new species I haven't seen before and didn't recognize. The bottom 80% or 90% of its body was a rather bright red; the very top of its body was a yellowish/tan color, perhaps with a black stripe (that part I forget). The color change was not gradual (i.e. not that the red gradually faded into the yellow/tan) but extremely sharp.

I've seen pictures (both in a fish book I have, and online) of the "Red Rainbowfish" (Glossolepis incisus) and I'm 99.99% sure it's not a match; those are *all* red and the ones I saw clearly were not.

I know that's not alot for anyone to make a positive ID (unless there's a rainbowfish expert lurking out there), but if anyone knows of a website that has pics of rainbowfish species, that would be great.

P.S. -- The owner of the lfs wasn't in (it was a Saturday) and the one lone employee there didn't have a clue, other than being able to say it was some sort of rainbowfish--which I knew already from its shape and size.

 

[frog girl]

go to thatfishstore.com (I think thats the name) they have many pictures of rainbow fishes.

However since rainbow fish will cross with each other in captivity & this is sort of common at fish farms its possible that what you saw was a hybrid of two or more different species. I have been looking at lots of rainbow fish online because I'm thinking of getting some. That color pattern doesn't ring a bell but if I find something like that in my searches I will let you know.

There must be a rainbow fish expert out there who knows it all by heart though.