Fish ID

[Tcal01]

Found these fish in the feeder tank in petco. Does anyone know what they r?

 

[maxwellag]

So you just got them without even knowing what they are, let alone researching?

 

[GodFan]

So you just got them without even knowing what they are, let alone researching?

At least he is researching now. In a feeder tank he probably saved it anyway.
It looks like a super cool platy lol I wanna know to because Ive seen similar fish

 

[HN1]

So you just got them without even knowing what they are, let alone researching?

Could be a great find/save. Looking at that fish and knowing it is from a feeder tank, it is easily tankable and probably hardy. As long as it is QT'd and tanked responsibly, it is a very nice find (that part is on you Tcal). Exactly how many species have you researched? How many of those were after the fact? Why assume the worst?

At least he is researching now. In a feeder tank he probably saved it anyway.
It looks like a super cool platy lol I wanna know to because Ive seen similar fish

Agreed. I've seen this fish or similar. I don't think it's a platy, but I can't quite put my finger on it. Could be.

 

[mfdrookie516]

It doesn't look like a livebearer IMO.. they always seem to have the upward facing bottom jaw and wider flat front. Not sure why, but it looks to me like some sort of dwarf south american cichlid. I think a better picture in a tank that isn't distorting the fish (as it is with the bag) would allow for a better ID

 

[aqua_chem]

For some reason, maybe just the head, it looks like some kind of a rainbow thats having a really bad day. Maybe boesemani? They can kinda have stripes like that sometimes.

 

[absolutangel04]

It doesn't look like a livebearer IMO.. they always seem to have the upward facing bottom jaw and wider flat front. Not sure why, but it looks to me like some sort of dwarf south american cichlid. I think a better picture in a tank that isn't distorting the fish (as it is with the bag) would allow for a better ID

SA cichlid was my first impression from the shape as well.
I don't think it looks like a livebearer either. The bottom fins don't look right for that, nor does the general face shape.

 

[Tcal01]

I was at petco cuz I heard about their dollar per gallon sale and passed by the feeder tank and spotted him so yah it was kinda spur of the moment. This fish was way to cool to just get fed to a snake or something. I also saw a blackskirt tetra and a Molly in ther. I was just some research on bluegill cuz I remembered a thread I had read not even two days ago about a guy finding a bluegill in a feeder tank. So that was the first thing I looked up. After some poking around I found a fish called a bantam sunfish and they look identical.

 

[aqua_chem]

Does he have an ear after his gills like sunfish do?

 

[Tcal01]

Is the ear the spot cuz it has one of those

 

[HN1]

I'm thinking juvie leporinus.... but it's really just a wild guess.

 

[absolutangel04]

Cool. Do you have anymore pictures? I will look up the bantam sunfish, thats not something I am familiar with.

 

[Tcal01]

I'm thinking juvie leporinus.... but it's really just a wild guess.

No it's body is much wider and flat. And it's not quite as yellow. Ill put up some dryer pics in a sec. Currently one is on it's side and I don't think it's gonna make it. I think the guy squished it against the tank wall wen he was catching it. It has some red spots on it so I think it is bleeding internally

 

[Cichildlife]

Iv seen these but not sure what they are called, but ik for sure its a cichlid!

 

[absolutangel04]

No it's body is much wider and flat. And it's not quite as yellow. Ill put up some dryer pics in a sec. Currently one is on it's side and I don't think it's gonna make it. I think the guy squished it against the tank wall wen he was catching it. It has some red spots on it so I think it is bleeding internally

Thats too bad, I hope he can pull through.

 

[Tcal01]

The one that wasn't dying just jumped out o my QT tank and isn't doing well. Aaaaaah. Im so mad. these would hav really been cool fish. Do u hav any suggestions on wut I can do to save them?

 

[GodFan]

I'm thinking juvie leporinus.... but it's really just a wild guess.

ok you got me looking those up and I remembered a friend bought some and hated them because they ate ALL of his fish lol check this out this page says it is a good comunity fish! lol I want to get some one day. What is min tank size?

 

[GodFan]

oops I forgot to post the link lol

Black-Banded Leporinus, Banded Leporinus, Eight-banded Leporinus, Leporinus fasciatus, Leporinus octofasciatus

 

[Tcal01]

oops I forgot to post the link lol

Black-Banded Leporinus, Banded Leporinus, Eight-banded Leporinus, Leporinus fasciatus, Leporinus octofasciatus

Yah like my fish has a wider body type and it's colors aren't as bold

 

[absolutangel04]

Well, the fish certainly could be a juvy sunfish of some sort IMO. That second picture really looks like the fish is damaged though. I hope they pull through.