Mystery fish

[JraGold]

Can somebody please tell me what this guy is?

 

[emerald76]

Can somebody please tell me what this guy is?

Where did you get it? The shape reminds me of SOMETHING!

 

[JraGold]

I acquired him with a 65 gallon aquarium. The guy I bought it off of wasn't sure. Called it a shark.

 

[vanimal]

It looks similar to a Bala Shark.

 

[owen0992]

How long is he? Reminds me of a smaller type of rainbowfish I see at my lfs. Think they're called celbese rainbows (or something similar)

 

[bigbanker]

I hate when I have no new suggestions.

It is not a freshwater "shark" (members of the catfish and minnow family), not a Celebes rainbow, nor is it a giant danio.

I admit to being at a loss ...

How big is it?

 

[Wiggles24]

Definitely not a Celebes or balance shark. Doesn't look like any rainbow

 

[Wiggles24]

Go to aquariumfish.net and look at the middle pic of a sailfin shark

 

[bigbanker]

Interesting!

Did some more research.... Going by the scientific name it is a carp/barb... Can grow to 12 inches long.

That's a big fish

 

[JraGold]

He's a good 6 inches

 

[busbybutt]

I'm sure its Nemo?

 

[JraGold]

Thanks for your help!

 

[Tony Gill]

It's an Osteochilus, perhaps O. hasseltii. Do an image search on the genus name and see if anything matches.

Tony

 

[Tony Gill]

Oh, I didn't notice that you had already determined it was a "sailfin shark" ... not did I know that was a common name for Osteochilus. I had always known them as hard-lipped barbs.

Tony

 

[Tetra1990]

It has that barb look to it. Reminds me of a tinfoil a bit. Very pretty btw.

 

[tweediebrd]

That's a beautiful fish.

 

[Tony Gill]

There are other photos that match yours better, but this site is a good source of information on the species: Osteochilus hasseltii (Hard-lipped Barb) — Seriously Fish

Tony

 

[JraGold]

Thankyou for the comments and the efforts to find the info I was looking for! Now the unfortunate part I either have to sell him or find another tank pretty quick. He's being bullied by a cichlid that's in the same aqaurium... I'll admit im new to the hobby and had no idea what I was in for when I bought that cichlid. I inquired with the pet store I purchased them from and they told it would be fine... Not such the case. Anyhow thanks again!

 

[Scottyhorse]

Looks kind of like some sort of barb to me.

ETA- Did not see there was already an answer, but hey, I got the barb part right!