Can you identify this fish?

[Reeffrog]

Spotted these guys without a tag at my local Petco. After waiting 10 minutes for the sales clerk to try to identify them, she finally called them Otocinclus Catfish. I don't think so...

Can anyone identify them?




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[SushiRoll]

Some sort of goby? I don't know I'm not good with identifying fish lol


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[SpaceFish42]

Definitely not otos. They certainly have a goby-like body shape.

 

[Gillie]

Looks like it could be stiphodon elegans

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[Coursair]

Maybe a different Stiphodons ?
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+836+3011&pcatid=3011


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[Gillie]

Maybe a different Stiphodons ?
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=830+836+3011&pcatid=3011


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Yes it could also be Stiphodon atropurpureus

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[RevLine]

i've seem them at my petco store. they labeled them as rainbow gobies. they also had a variant called neon rainbow gobies and they look similar, it's just that they have a reflecting bluish-green stripe along the side of their bodies.

that's all i know about them frankly. i've seem them bunched up so maybe they shoal but don't quote me on that.

 

[Gillie]

Whichever species they are they are all algae grazers and need a tank with plenty of soft green algae or repashy gel food to really thrive.

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[Coursair]

My friend has these and Hillstream Loaches ( 2 species) in her 75g high flow tank.

Her Hillstreams have bred and there are 3 babies in the tank. The Gobies flash great colors, but no babies so far.

Repashy gel is favorite diet.



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