Tropical Fish and Aquarium Information

Go Back   Fish Lore Tropical Fish and Aquarium Forum > Freshwater Aquarium Fish Forum > More Freshwater Aquarium Topics > Fish ID Help

Fish ID Help Use this board for fish identification question/answer topics.

 

Online Fish Stores: Drsfostersmith.com | BigAlsOnline.com | PetSmart.com | LiveAquaria.com


Aquarium Forum
General
Welcome To FishLore
Using the Forum
General Discussion
Members Fish Tanks
Photos and Videos
Member Photos
Member Videos
Freshwater Aquarium Forum
Freshwater Beginners
Freshwater Equipment
More Freshwater Topics
Freshwater Fish & Inverts
Ponds
Saltwater Aquarium Forum
Saltwater Beginners
Saltwater Equipment
More Saltwater Topics
Saltwater Fish & Inverts
Member Blogs
Member Blogs
Misc. Topics
Reviews
Aquarium Fish Clubs
Buy, Sell, Trade
Fish Memorials
Fish Profiles
Freshwater Fish
Saltwater Fish
Fish Forum Archives
Closed Thread
 
Fish Forum Thread Tools
Old February 13th, 2008  
Fish Addict
 
What is this fishie?!?

okay so i went to petco to grab a couple zebra danios to put in with my last remaining one so it can school and be happy.. got those and noticed in the last tank where no one really goes were this two little fishies..

one was a baby bumblebee goby and the other was a cute little fishie that i had no idea what it was.. i asked the manager if he was selling the goby and he said yeah it was the last remaining one out of 40.. 39 died eek! It had been in the store for like 3 weeks and was doing just fine.. yay!

so as he was fishing out my new little goby i asked what the other fish was.. he said "im not sure. it came with my shipment of black neons and its definately not one of them. i looked it up in all my books and couldnt find out what it was. do u want it?"

of course i said sure and he told me i wouldnt have to pay for it.. it could just be Little Buzz Buzz's friend.

got home and did lots of research through books and internet and i came up with One-Lined Pencilfish... is this right!??!?!
Attached Images
File Type: jpg GROUP 1 116_2.jpg (231.3 KB, 18 views)
File Type: jpg GROUP 1 119_2.jpg (214.0 KB, 19 views)
KittieKat is offline  
Old February 13th, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
I had one before but can't think of the name. It is a small type of cleaner though.
swords3711 is offline  
Old February 13th, 2008  
Fish Addict
 
it DOES NOT stay at the bottom like a chinese algae eater!!!!! so i know for a fact that its not that!
KittieKat is offline  
Old February 13th, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
Ya its not a chinese or an oto.
swords3711 is offline  
Old February 13th, 2008  
Fish Addict
 
my brother LOVES these fish, its a Pencilfish.
andy65 is offline  
Old February 13th, 2008  
Fish Helper
 
Its a oto one hundred percent sure.
guppiemaster892 is offline  
Old February 13th, 2008  
Moderator
 
It looks like the one-lined pencilfish, with only one exception. The photos that I have of the pencilfish show some black going all the way through the tail fin as well. Your photos do not show this. But other than that, they look like the pencil fish to me.

~ kate
capekate is online now  
Old February 13th, 2008  
Tom
ID master
 
It is some sort of pencilfish.
Tom
Tom is online now  
Old February 14th, 2008  
Fish Mentor
 
Looks like a pencilfish to me too. What a cutie
MissMTS is offline  
Old February 14th, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by guppiemaster892 View Post
Its a oto one hundred percent sure.
it ain't an oto
swords3711 is offline  
Old February 14th, 2008  
Fish Addict
 
One Lined Pencilfish?
http://www.solodvds.com/images/fish/...pencilfish.jpg

It doesn't look like the line goes all the way through the tail. Maybe they vary to how far the line goes through?

Last edited by outlaw; February 14th, 2008 at 08:37 PM.
outlaw is offline  
Old February 14th, 2008  
Fish Helper
 
That's a one lined pencilfish. It doesn't have the suckermouth of an oto.
BoSox Fan7 is offline  
Closed Thread

Fish Forum Thread Tools

Fun Fish and Aquarium Games!
Fish Tycoon
Fish Tycoon
Insaniquarium - Insane Aquarium
Insaniquarium
Insane Aquarium
Jenny's Fish Shop
Jenny's
Fish Shop

Similar Aquarium Fish Forum Threads
Thread Fish Forum
YAY!! me got new fishie!!!! Betta Fish
Bye Bye to my favorite fishie :( Fish Memorials
Fishie EMERGENCY! Betta Fish
Does this look like an inviting fishie home? Betta Fish
I'm so sad my betta fish Blue Fishie is dying Betta Archive



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
LinkBacks Enabled by vBSEO 3.2.0 RC5 © 2008, Crawlability, Inc.
© 2008 FishLore.com - Aquarium Fish Information