Can Anyone Id. This Fish

[kiwifish]

pretty sure it's a rosy barb from the body shape and spot by the tail, they often have a yellowish tinge to them although i';ve never seen one quite this yellow, however if it's been selectivley bred to produce the high fin i wouldn't be surprised at selective breeding for colouring either

thanx. just found out about the white tip tetra, is like a cross between the two but silver instead of rose. they and the angel was the one one stand up to the black widow

 

[severum boy]

Its not a tetra, no adipose fin.
Its not a rosy barb, the spot is too far back near the caudal.
Ive had a look in a few books but to no avail, but I dont suppose you could get a couple more pictures of their side, different angles and the pair together? How big are they to?

 

[three-fingers]

It's defiantly not a tetra, just as severum boy says.

It is a drape-fin barb. From what I gather, it's not actually been classified properly yet.

Heres a couple of links on it : Puntius species Drape Fin and a PFK article on the drape-fin barb .

 

[severum boy]

Thats it, I knew id seen it before somewhere. Good find Fingers.
That pfk article looks comprehempsive, thats all the info you should need for the fish.

 

[The-Wolf]

it is a Hi-fin or Sail-fin barb Oreichthys Sp probably Oreichthys casuatis.

 

[kiwifish]

Your tank is extremely overstocked. The 4 clown loaches need at least a 50 gallon tank and will grow to 12" long (6" by the end of the first year). If the pleco is a common pleco, he will also outgrow the tank as they can reach 24" in length. The general rule of thumb for community tanks is 1" of adult fish per gallon of water. You currently have about 135" of fish (not coounting the 2 unknown fish)in a 33 gallon tank so you have about 4 times the normal load. You will need to keep a very close eye on you ammonia and nitrite levels and a good mainteance program. I would suggest running 2 filters because with the heavy load you have, if your filter gos out for even a short time, you could start seeing massive ammonia build ups.

errrm... is actually a 250lt tank. somehow i had 125 suck in my mind.

 

[poopsydrew]

Your tank is extremely overstocked. The 4 clown loaches need at least a 50 gallon tank and will grow to 12" long (6" by the end of the first year). If the pleco is a common pleco, he will also outgrow the tank as they can reach 24" in length. The general rule of thumb for community tanks is 1" of adult fish per gallon of water. You currently have about 135" of fish (not coounting the 2 unknown fish)in a 33 gallon tank so you have about 4 times the normal load. You will need to keep a very close eye on you ammonia and nitrite levels and a good mainteance program. I would suggest running 2 filters because with the heavy load you have, if your filter gos out for even a short time, you could start seeing massive ammonia build ups.

errrm... is actually a 250lt tank. somehow i had 125 suck in my mind.

still overstocked....

 

[kiwifish]

It's defiantly not a tetra, just as severum boy says.

It is a drape-fin barb. From what I gather, it's not actually been classified properly yet.

Heres a couple of links on it : Puntius species Drape Fin and a PFK article on the drape-fin barb .

thanx. the article was really helpful. is good to know that i own couple of unusual fish. and the bad new is the pair i have are both male ,so no chance of them breeding.

 

[kiwifish]

Your tank is extremely overstocked. The 4 clown loaches need at least a 50 gallon tank and will grow to 12" long (6" by the end of the first year). If the pleco is a common pleco, he will also outgrow the tank as they can reach 24" in length. The general rule of thumb for community tanks is 1" of adult fish per gallon of water. You currently have about 135" of fish (not coounting the 2 unknown fish)in a 33 gallon tank so you have about 4 times the normal load. You will need to keep a very close eye on you ammonia and nitrite levels and a good mainteance program. I would suggest running 2 filters because with the heavy load you have, if your filter gos out for even a short time, you could start seeing massive ammonia build ups.

errrm... is actually a 250lt tank. somehow i had 125 suck in my mind.

still overstocked....

i am not getting anymore fish neither am i getting rid of any. may be i can put the 4 kribs in the 100lt tank.

 

[poopsydrew]

Your tank is extremely overstocked. The 4 clown loaches need at least a 50 gallon tank and will grow to 12" long (6" by the end of the first year). If the pleco is a common pleco, he will also outgrow the tank as they can reach 24" in length. The general rule of thumb for community tanks is 1" of adult fish per gallon of water. You currently have about 135" of fish (not coounting the 2 unknown fish)in a 33 gallon tank so you have about 4 times the normal load. You will need to keep a very close eye on you ammonia and nitrite levels and a good mainteance program. I would suggest running 2 filters because with the heavy load you have, if your filter gos out for even a short time, you could start seeing massive ammonia build ups.

errrm... is actually a 250lt tank. somehow i had 125 suck in my mind.

still overstocked....

i am not getting anymore fish neither am i getting rid of any. may be i can put the 4 kribs in the 100lt tank.

So you wont get rid of any, even if you r are still overstocked with both tanks running? hmmm

 

[kiwifish]

Your tank is extremely overstocked. The 4 clown loaches need at least a 50 gallon tank and will grow to 12" long (6" by the end of the first year). If the pleco is a common pleco, he will also outgrow the tank as they can reach 24" in length. The general rule of thumb for community tanks is 1" of adult fish per gallon of water. You currently have about 135" of fish (not coounting the 2 unknown fish)in a 33 gallon tank so you have about 4 times the normal load. You will need to keep a very close eye on you ammonia and nitrite levels and a good mainteance program. I would suggest running 2 filters because with the heavy load you have, if your filter gos out for even a short time, you could start seeing massive ammonia build ups.

errrm... is actually a 250lt tank. somehow i had 125 suck in my mind.

still overstocked....

i am not getting anymore fish neither am i getting rid of any. may be i can put the 4 kribs in the 100lt tank.

So you wont get rid of any, even if you r are still overstocked with both tanks running? hmmm

i said i also have a 100lt tank, so maybe i'll transfer some in there

 

[poopsydrew]

Your tank is extremely overstocked. The 4 clown loaches need at least a 50 gallon tank and will grow to 12" long (6" by the end of the first year). If the pleco is a common pleco, he will also outgrow the tank as they can reach 24" in length. The general rule of thumb for community tanks is 1" of adult fish per gallon of water. You currently have about 135" of fish (not coounting the 2 unknown fish)in a 33 gallon tank so you have about 4 times the normal load. You will need to keep a very close eye on you ammonia and nitrite levels and a good mainteance program. I would suggest running 2 filters because with the heavy load you have, if your filter gos out for even a short time, you could start seeing massive ammonia build ups.

errrm... is actually a 250lt tank. somehow i had 125 suck in my mind.

still overstocked....

i am not getting anymore fish neither am i getting rid of any. may be i can put the 4 kribs in the 100lt tank.

So you wont get rid of any, even if you r are still overstocked with both tanks running? hmmm

i said i also have a 100lt tank, so maybe i'll transfer some in there

oh ok, didnt see that, i apologize hope it all works out for you

 

[Miss Wiggle]

wow i got the barb bit right, that's probably about the closest i've ever come to IDing a fish correctly!! not my strong point

 

[kiwifish]

thanx for everyones contributions. now that i know what it is, i wish i brought more. no chance of that now