identify this tetra pics included!!!

[allaboutfish]

Let me try. It was in a tank with columbian tetras and serpae tetras and u thought it was a columbian.

 

[allaboutfish]

Here are some pics from my iPhone. I'm thinking lemon tetras. One is really showing it's yellow. Theyll be ok right? I have 2 with 4 columbians.

 

[Shadowraven]

The dorsal fin is too long. I've never seen a Lemon Tetra with a dorsal like that. Lemon Tetras will still show some color in their anal and dorsal fins. Even the washed out ones I've seen still show at least some there. More than what this fish is showing.

It seems to look more like a washed out Head-and-Tail Light Tetra. The body shape, dorsal length and the highlight in the tail is more consistent with a H&TL Tetra as well.

Here is a picture of one in good color:

and another one for comparison:

If not a H&TL, then the only other that I can think of is a Columbian Tetra. But they don't have the highlight I see in the tail here, unless that is just a chance reflection off of its scales. But it still looks more like the fish pictured above to me.

Here is a Columbian Tetra pictured below:

 

[Flossie]

White skirt tetra ??? it looks like the Colombian tetra above ^^^

 

[Shadowraven]

The dorsal fin is right on the White Skirt, but the shape of the anal fin is wrong and no there are highlights in the tail. Overall they appear to be too light in color with the wrong cast to their body.

 

[Flossie]

The dorsal fin is right on the White Skirt, but the shape of the anal fin is wrong and no there are highlights in the tail. Overall they appear to be too light in color with the wrong cast to their body.

Mystery fish? Lol yeah

 

[Ickletas]

Seeing those pics has made me think diamond tetra (Moenkhausia pittieri)
AnimalPedia | animalgate.com

 

[allaboutfish]

Mystery fish? Lol yeah

Yup it's a new species the mystery tetra

 

[Shadowraven]

Seeing those pics has made me think diamond tetra (Moenkhausia pittieri)
AnimalPedia | animalgate.com

That's a possibility, but the pelvic and pectoral fins don't seem to be as long and the body highlighting may be different.

The Diamond Tetra:

 

[Ickletas]

It was the stripe that made me consider it tbh, well that and it looks purrrdy lol!
Now all I need is a new tank and I could get me some of these bad boys

 

[allaboutfish]

plus one has yellow on its fin now. how big do the diamond tetras get?

 

[Ickletas]

About 6cms according to thinkfish.co.uk

 

[allaboutfish]

inches plz

 

[Flossie]

Yup it's a new species the mystery tetra

Lol awesome

 

[Ickletas]

inches plz

2.36220"
Metric Conversion charts and calculators

 

[allaboutfish]

oh ok then if theyre diamon tetras they'll be the same size as my columbians

 

[allaboutfish]

are theyre albino columbians or yellow columbians?

 

[Ickletas]

You can get albino anythings, it's a naturally occuring mutation.
Not a scooby doo about yellow in all honesty but I haven't seen any on my extensive google trawl.

 

[allaboutfish]

i didnt find anything on either. this is really stumping me.

 

[Tracie6283]

They look just like my diamond tetras