Local Texan thinks he has a new species of fish.

[fishfreek]

Saw this on the front page in the news feed area this morning. Its rather interesting. Eviedntly this doctor feels he has in his home aquarium a new species/bread of fish.

http://www1.caller.com/ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_1279990,00.html

Below you can see the photo of this mystery fish.

 

[wolverine121]

Did he ever find out if it was new?

 

[fishfreek]

That I do not know. I got the news clip off the front page news block. I really never heard any more than what the article said.

Sorry

 

[Grant R]

Interesting one this . Presuming the bloke is pretty well equipped and experienced enough in fish in general, I'd guess it's just been interbred maybe ?

Call me mad, but it looks very much like a Gold Gourami, bar the triangular pattern on the lower half of gills and without the 'feelers' .

 

[wolverine121]

Well I have 2 golds and I did what you said I compared them and it just dosn't seem to fit. I can see where you are coming from but the head shape is all wrong. Not that your not right , just my observation.

 

[Grant R]

I don't know, I still think they're very much alike, apart from the things I mentioned earlier.
One thing I have noticed on a second comparison is the mouth seems far too oversize for a gold gourami, but depending on how / what its been bred with, I spose anything is possible.

:?