Rainbow Fish With Arms

[Robbo851]

i saw a small rainbow fish the other day ,it had a clear body with a red head and blue eyes, it also had yellow fins ,the pair of front fins seemed very high and had yellow tops that made it look like it had little arms, does anyone know what these are?

 

[Bloo]

Threadfin Rainbowfish ?

 

[Robbo851]

nope, they were in the tank next to them though,

 

[Bloo]

Well here's a list of Rainbowfish and what you're describing ain't there ?

Edit: Actually, you might want to check this lot out and their subfolders

 

[Robbo851]

i dont think its any of them, it couldnt of been a threadfin because they def had some there and looked completely diffrent, they are so much more colourful, they had very distinctive little arms above their heads

 

[jimbooo]

sounds like a celebes rainbow to me

link but bad pic

google it under images for better pics

 

[Lateral Line]

Sounds like a Pseudomugil species. These have extended wing like pectoral fins. Pseudomugil furcatus is the most commonly seen species.

 

[Robbo851]

defernetly these
http/oddballfish.com/fishdetail.mv?01C4E...0+frktailbl_med

looked better though ,only £1.50 each,

anyone know anything about these

 

[Lateral Line]

They are fairly typical rainbows. Prefer slightly harder and alkali water, but are pretty adaptable. They do not tolerate pollution, so water quality is more important then conditions.

There are numerous species of Pseudomugil, they will all interbreed with each other, thus it you should not keep more then one species in a tank, (or keep single sex groups). Breeding is typical rainbow. The eggs take ages to hatch, (like 2 weeks or more), many a spawning has been lost because they have simply been chucked away. Small fry with the problems that creates, and like other rainbows, I found the fry "stick" after a couple of weeks and really don't grow at all - they cath up later though.

 

[Robbo851]

max size?

 

[Lateral Line]

Most of the "blue eyes" as this group are called are small fish. P. furcatus is typically a 50-60mm fish. I did have a female which grew to about 70mm which is big, (normally the males are larger).

 

[Robbo851]

i might get some for my gourami and blue tetra tank

 

[Bloo]

Sounds like a Pseudomugil species. These have extended wing like pectoral fins. Pseudomugil furcatus is the most commonly seen species.

ooo they are beautiful !

 

[Robbo851]

they look exactly like the ones on here http/www.rva.ne.jp/cogata/pseudomugil_furcatus.htm

 

[Bloo]

they look exactly like the ones on here http/www.rva.ne.jp/cogata/pseudomugil_furcatus.htm

*almost faints* they are so stunning !!!!