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December 14th, 2007
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ID master
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Now I need your help
Can anyone ID this fish?
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December 14th, 2007
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Sorry, I don't have a ton of information about marine fish, but that kind of looks like the same shape of damselfish.
I quickly scanned through all the damselfish on this page
http://www.reefimages.com/Damsels/Damsels.htm
and I didn't see anything that matched, but the spots seem to be in the same place as the one above, and the shape seems right. |
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December 14th, 2007
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Looks like some kind of chromis to me, but I'm not sure which kind. Maybe someone else can be more specific.
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December 14th, 2007
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ID master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sgould
Looks like some kind of chromis to me, but I'm not sure which kind. Maybe someone else can be more specific.
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Ya, somebody on another forum said it could be a yellow chromis, but I looked it up and it doesn't look like that.
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December 14th, 2007
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Ok, so it looks very close to a speckled damsel (part of the chromis genus), but it doesn't have the blue speckles, or at least I can't see them in the picture.
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December 14th, 2007
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The two spots are the only spots that the fish has. It's fins are a yellow color, so if that helps at all.
Tom
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December 14th, 2007
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So then it's not a speckled damselfish, but I would bet a close relative. Some of the speckled damsels have the same coloring, other than a series of bluish stripes running down their bodies. They also have the spots in the same places.
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December 14th, 2007
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I sure hope someone will be able to figure it out. I know it has to exist since it is in my tank at the moment until Jan 20 or sooner.
Tom
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December 15th, 2007
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Chrysiptera talboti or more commonly known as Talbot's Damselfish (Demoiselle)
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December 15th, 2007
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What happens on Jan 20th?
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December 15th, 2007
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ID master
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Originally Posted by Mike
Chrysiptera talboti or more commonly known as Talbot's Damselfish (Demoiselle)
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I think you're right. Thanks.
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December 15th, 2007
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ID master
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Originally Posted by Mike
What happens on Jan 20th?
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There is a meeting for all the local fish lovers and there is also a mini auction so I can get rid of it there.
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December 15th, 2007
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I don't think they are as aggressive as some of the others like the blue devil damsel, but they are still a damselfish. So, prolly a good move giving it to someone else if they'll take it off your hands or trade something for it.
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December 15th, 2007
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ID master
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
I don't think they are as aggressive as some of the others like the blue devil damsel, but they are still a damselfish. So, prolly a good move giving it to someone else if they'll take it off your hands or trade something for it.
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I would put it up for auction, so I would get 75% of it and the society would get 25% to bring in people to talk.
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December 15th, 2007
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aww i was going to say maybe you have a new species! how cool would that be!
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December 15th, 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wolfgang8810
aww i was going to say maybe you have a new species! how cool would that be!
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Ya, considering I live in the center of the country, and the closest ocean is many miles away, so that would be pretty interesting. lol
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