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February 15th, 2008
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| Pls, help to recognize stranger
Hi,
Last night I did purchase 10 black skirt tetras, and today in my QT tank I discovered that acctually I have only 9 tetras and 1 stranger. Is anyone can recognize that fish?
It is blue-ish grey with very black spots. Here is the pics, not clear, but very difficult to make a shot when it always moving. Very fast fish. 
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February 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| kindof looks like a platy or sword... i could be totally wrong tho | |
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February 15th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| It might be a dalmation molly, but I'm not sure. I'll move this thread to the Fish ID section to get our members best at ID'ing mystery fish on it.  | |
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February 15th, 2008
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| WOW!!! Dolmation molly!!!
Looks like.
What I'm gonna to do with that?
Only ne, very nasty, and can't return, as we got it from other town, we live on the rancho. | |
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February 15th, 2008
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| Acctually NO. That is not molly. The tail on my fish is rounded.
Dolmation molly has a sharp edges and specs are mixed up messy.
My fish's body looks like platy/moly/sword - all together.
The black specks are very tiny and they are all in the straight rows along the body, bright black. End of tail fin is clear. | |
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February 15th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| my guess would be female sword or platy. | |
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February 15th, 2008
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| Hi Gnome,
I was looking through my great book of photo and ID's of fish and it looks like your fish is a member of the Goodeidae ( Goodeid) family. They do look like platies and mollies, but they have that straight lined tail yours has. Which type it is, not clear....   ~ kate | |
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February 15th, 2008
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| capekate
<<Goodeidae ( Goodeid) family>> - may I have some information on those guys?
Couldn't find through the internet, probably not a common fish.
Is it cool water or tropical? pH?
What the max size?
Agressive or not? (mine is little bit)
Schooling or can be kept alone? | |
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February 16th, 2008
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| Hi Gnome
I typed in Goodeid fish in a Google search and came up with lots of hits with information and photos as well. Did you try using Google to search it?
They do show aggressive fin nipping qualities in most of the species, tho some are alittle more tolerant of tank mates. One site decribed them as mottled in color, which can be yours with the spots on it. http://www.gsas.org/Articles/1997/Ameca-sanford.html try this site for information ... good luck! 
Last edited by capekate; February 16th, 2008 at 12:16 AM.
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February 16th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| I think that's a pretty good possibility. That fish does look a lot like our female Ameca Splendens, so another Goodeid would be more likely than a dalmation molly. | |
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February 16th, 2008
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| Thanks guys,
I'm prety sure my fish is Goodeid and he is male, as info says : because they have the anal fin's front part split off and transformed to a blunt.
Now  what I'm gonna do with him? | |
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February 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Quote:
Originally Posted by capekate  Hi Gnome
I typed in Goodeid fish in a Google search and came up with lots of hits with information and photos as well. Did you try using Google to search it?
They do show aggressive fin nipping qualities in most of the species, tho some are alittle more tolerant of tank mates. One site decribed them as mottled in color, which can be yours with the spots on it. http://www.gsas.org/Articles/1997/Ameca-sanford.html try this site for information ... good luck! | Interesting, i never heard of that fish.
Can you not return it to your LFS since you didn't want it in the first place? | |
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February 16th, 2008
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| Sabi, I can't return the fish, even if I would like to, because I do not want to drive 150 km :-) back.
I live out of town and we did purchase fish in closest big city during our shopping trip.
I will keep it and take care of it for sure. Just would like to know all habits of that fish. It is still small and good so far ( little bit aggressive, but not terrible).
I was searching through internet ( using Yahoo as main browser) and not too many info came for that fish, at least haven't seen a good pictures.
I had a few links on-line tropical fish encyclopedias, but nothing about that fish. What is rarely stranger!! | |
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February 16th, 2008
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| | Fish Mentor
| Quote:
Originally Posted by gnome Sabi, I can't return the fish, even if I would like to, because I do not want to drive 150 km :-) back.
I live out of town and we did purchase fish in closest big city during our shopping trip.
I will keep it and take care of it for sure. Just would like to know all habits of that fish. It is still small and good so far ( little bit aggressive, but not terrible).
I was searching through internet ( using Yahoo as main browser) and not too many info came for that fish, at least haven't seen a good pictures.
I had a few links on-line tropical fish encyclopedias, but nothing about that fish. What is rarely stranger!! | Hehe, i see. All the better if you wnat to keep it, i just got the idea you didn't want it. Hope you enjoy him. | |
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February 16th, 2008
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| Thanks
I will enjoy him.
He seems happy too, already mating a biggest guppy female  | |
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February 16th, 2008
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| Hi Gnome..
type in Goodeid.com for lots of information on your fish. 
Here is a photo of one that looks like yours that I just found at that site. 
" happy reading" ~ kate
Last edited by capekate; February 16th, 2008 at 07:26 PM.
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February 16th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| Yea, I'd want to keep her too. I love our Ameca Splendens trio. They're fun fish and our first goodeids. | |
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February 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Lore Newbie
| Quote:
Originally Posted by capekate Hi Gnome..
type in Goodeid.com for lots of information on your fish.
Here is a photo of one that looks like yours that I just found at that site.
" happy reading" ~ kate | I guess I'm still confused. I went through the webpage and my stranger looks similar BUT!!! has a gonopodium - long, tube shaped fin. ( like male guppies have)
On the fish images from abovementioned site - all fins on the goodies look more round shape.
I will have to take better picture of him. | |
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February 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Well not all dalmations have pointed edges...lyre tails...the tips on the ends of their tails.
Only a select number have the tips on them. Although I believe that the round tail is a recessive gene, it might not have it yet, some get their tips later than others. | |
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February 17th, 2008
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| hi swords.. that may be true, but the photo that gnome posted IMO is not a dalmation molly. Ive had them as well, and they did not look like that. ~ kate | |
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February 17th, 2008
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| | Fish Keeper
| Ya I'm not sure what it is, but I was just telling them that not all mollies develop the lyre tails at a young age if at all.
I'm lost as to what this is. I don't think it would be a pure strained livebearer, because I've had experience with many different kinds and haven't seen anything like this. | |
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February 17th, 2008
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| I was trying to make a pics, but fish is too fast. He doesn't waste any time, eats-eats and eats. Picking from the plants.
I'm sure it is a livebearer and not full grown yet.
Looks like cross between guppy and platy with grey-blue color.
Will wait until it's full grown then probably find out what is that. | |
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