What kind of fish is this?

[rohitp78]

I went to local fish store and saw this freshwater fish, Can anyone identify it?

 

[Fishyfanatic]

I can't see the pic too well because of the brightness. But could it be the Synodontis Ocellifer Catfish?

 

[zenkatydid]

that doesn't look like a syno to me. could it be a kind of rainbow?

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Thats what I was thinking, possibly a relative of the Madagascan Rainbow, but the spots and Hi-Fin made me think of the syno.

 

[rohitp78]

The pic i took with my cell phone and hence not so clear. I did not see any rainbow colors on this fish, but its eyes were transparent blue/white.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

The Rainbow that I was speaking of can be found here: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1056

 

[rohitp78]

One more thing .. i think its length was approximately 3 inches

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Doesn't look like the catfish. Not real sure on what it is. Looks cool though.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

hi again...

Are you sure freshwater? Looks brackish as in the Fan Dancer Gobies.

http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_pages/brackish_water/brackish.htm#puffer

 

[rohitp78]

Yeah this is the same fish as in my LFS, It was in freshwater section. I read the link you posted and seems they can adapt to freshwater.

"Fan Dancer Gobies are brackish water fish. They can gradually adapt to living in either freshwater or saltwater but do best in water with 1 Tablespoon of aquarium salt per each 5 gallons of aquarium water."

Probably my LFS had already adapted ones .... Thanks for the reply...

 

[Lonewolfblue]

I wonder if the lfs has turned the tank into brackish and just didn't label it. At the lfs here, there were 3 tanks that were freshwater, then one day the fish were moved and there were puffers in there, and hadn't changed the print on the tank yet, said freshwater. A couple days later I went back, and they changed it. Or it could have been acclimated for freshwater before the lfs got it and it's in freshwater. Anyways, nice looking fish.

 

[Fishyfanatic]

Ahhhh, was under the impression that it was strictly a freshwater fish. Good find.

 

[rohitp78]

My LFS has brackish tank in other section, but next time when i go to LFS i will ask them if the tank containing gobies is freshwater or brackish water.

 

[RoK]

That type of goby should be fine in freshwater.
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=25119