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• Oct 25, 2003

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hello Im trying to identify a fish i saved from a clueless nieghtboor.. ana way What
IS this?

 

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• Oct 25, 2003

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hello Im trying to identify a fish i saved from a clueless nieghtboor.. ana way What
IS this?

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In my fairly-uneducated (as far as varieties of fish go, other than the common ones) opinion it looks kinda like a Tetra of some sort...maybe a Neon?

What kind of fish is pictured in your signature? It's cool!

Pamela
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• Oct 25, 2003

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i dont think its a neon heres a picture of a neon i got of the net

 

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• Oct 26, 2003

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i thinks its a dull neon maybe its bit ill it looks huge in the pic , or is it a close up lol

 

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• Oct 26, 2003

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its not a neon i even have a neons and there shaped totally differnt and its larger and yes that is a close up

 

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• Oct 26, 2003

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Looks like a 'stressed' neon to me

Can u maybe get some more pics?

 

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• Oct 26, 2003

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its not a neon its to large to be a neon and like i had it for like 3 years and thats what it looks like when its not stressed. So i have no idea what it is

 

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• Oct 26, 2003

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ok heres a pick of the same fish zoomed out more next to a Mountain Minnow

 

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• Oct 26, 2003

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There is a 'false' neon, Paracheridon simulans but it is pretty similar in size and colouration to a neon. I would have said from the pic it looks like a neon with neon tetra disease, where the top half of the body becomes a pale grey colour. It definitely looks like a Paracheridon or cheridon species, by the body shape and adipose fin.
Heres a photo of P. Simulans, sorry the text isnt in english:P. Simulans

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• Oct 26, 2003

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it has a much flatter body then a neon and is about 1 1/2 inches.

 

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• Oct 26, 2003

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im gunna try to get more pictures of it now

 

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• Oct 27, 2003

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Are ya' sure it dosen't have any eggs?

 

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• Oct 27, 2003

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its the only fish of its kind in the tank and like i said i had it for three years but.. who knows? it could

 

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• Oct 28, 2003

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Well it might of mated with your other fish behind your back! Well, it does look fat.

 

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• Oct 28, 2003

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well u just have to trust me its far to large to be a neon unless theres differnt kinds? (besides cardinal)