Please identify the fish for me

[Confused]

Hi,

I bought these two fish from a pet market in my city. They were in a half filled bucket and the water was extremely dirty. The seller said one of the fish was called carpet fish and he did not know the name of the other. I asked him if he could give me any info on the care of these fish. His answer was "they live in water and eat everything." Both the fish looked hanging on to their life. I decided to try to save the fish if possible. But I need to know what fish they are, how to care for them, and if it is too late to save them. Please help. Both are very beautiful fish, I don't want to lose them.

 

[Tryne]

Are they in fresh or saltwater? The first one looks like some kind of Goby maybe? The second thing, I don't even know what i'm looking at.

Edit: It kinda looks like this Blue spotted watchman goby here: shrpgobrepro but its hard to tell and they are saltwater fish.

 

[MacZ]

First one is a species of mudskipper, but no idea what species, second one is a flatfish, likely some kind of sole.

I assume you live somewhere in South East Asia? If so, they are likely native fish. I also guess they were not on sale for petkeeping but as food fish.

Mudskippers need brackish or saltwater. For the flatfish I have no idea, as there are freshwater, saltwater and brackish species.

Edit: The mudskipper is likely a Great blue-spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus boddarti). They live in brackish to saltwater.
The sole is almost unidentifiable, but I guess also a candidate for brackish to full saltwater.

Both are not for beginners. Any chance to release them back to the wild?

 

[Confused]

First one is a species of mudskipper, but no idea what species, second one is a flatfish, likely some kind of sole.

I assume you live somewhere in South East Asia? If so, they are likely native fish. I also guess they were not on sale for petkeeping but as food fish.

Mudskippers need brackish or saltwater. For the flatfish I have no idea, as there are freshwater, saltwater and brackish species.

Edit: The mudskipper is likely a Great blue-spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus boddarti). They live in brackish to saltwater.
The sole is almost unidentifiable, but I guess also a candidate for brackish to full saltwater.

Both are not for beginners. Any chance to release them back to the wild?

Yes, I live in Kolkata, India. Both were sold to me as freshwater fish for fish tank (not as food fish). Unfortunately, there is no chance to release them in the wild. I guessed they were not fish for beginners but had to take my chances as the irresponsible seller would have killed them in a matter of hours.

Update: Rehomed the mudskipper to a LFS. The guy has some exp in keeping Mudskippers. The other fish is still with me.

 

[MacZ]

Good to hear you found a home for the mudskipper.

I will likely not be much help with the other fish, sorry.