new addition to the tank...no idea from where

[PITT]

Ok so I have a 55 gal planted and waaaayy back I had 2 chinese algae eaters...many moons ago one made a trip to the great aquarium in the sky.

About a month ago or so I got two SAE (so the LFS said but they are false).

I know there should only 3 of this type of fish....

I get home today and there is one that kind of looks like the false SAE but has the yellow head. I think maybe they are 'maturing' into chinese but then my two false are spotted. THIS IS A NEW FISH!

Could it have lived this long from fry and never been spotted? I doubt it since I'm always looking in there and as I said it is bigger than the 2 false SAE that I have. My big chinese had red dots on it's nose and a red line on the 'bridge of his nose' and his tail was a bright red. I'm starting to feel like someone is playing a joke.

One fish has colors i've never seen and there appears to be an offspring from that fish.

I know this is a little rambling but this all just went down and had to post this. If someone has an explanation great but thougt if nothing else you all might get a kick out of it.

Have you ever found a new fish (not talking about fry)?

 

[Mosaic]

Post pics of the mystery guy. I doubt it was a CAE baby, as I'm pretty sure they don't breed in captivity. Maybe it was a hitch hiker that came in with some plants when it was tiny?

 

[PITT]

The new guy is on the right.

 

[SparKy697]

Ok I confess. I put it there.

That is a pretty large fish to go un-noticed for so long. A mystery it is.

 

[neilanh]

Ok I confess. I put it there.

Sparky, are you the fish fairy?

 

[SparKy697]

Lol that just has a bad sound to it

 

[Mosaic]

Hm. They both look like CAEs to me.

Bizarre. So, it sounds like you have 2 false SAEs plus the new guy. Have you seen all three fish together at the same time? It's not possible that one of your new fish is just changing colors?

 

[PITT]

When I first saw the new guy I thought it was on of the false but w/ a yelowing head so figured he was 'maturing' but then the 2 false where spotted. THe pic is side by side so even w/ the poor quality you can see it is yellower and bigger. The new guy has been see w/ the 2 false all at the same time so i'm sure it is new.