What Fish Is This?

[tigerstar]

I got this fish from a lady who gave me about 17 fish for free. She told me it was a convict and I really just can't see that being true. Here are some of the clearest photos I could get. It's really fast so they really aren't that good.

I hope you can help me.

 

[DevUK]

Gonna take a stab at this... Looks a little like a rainbow of some sort, though his nose is a little pointy. I'm not a big rainbow expert by any stretch though! What are his colours?

Convicts (cichlids) are white with black stripes (hence the name I guess):

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=60086

 

[Musho3210]

how big is it, it looks like a deformed danio lol

 

[Jen_S]

Looks like a Giant Danio to me

Danio picture

 

[tigerstar]

I now have 16 convicts and can say that he is not one. He is silver with blue stripes horizontal strips that end just around the middle of him and go to his tail.

Looks like a Giant Danio to me Danio picture

No, the color is off. Unless they can come in silver and blue only?

how big is it, it looks like a deformed danio lol

About the size of the convicts. I'd say |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| that big from nose to tail

 

[three-fingers]

Looks like a giant danio (Devario aequipinnatus) to me .

Or at least some Devario species, I'm no danio expert and I've seen a few similar looking species, couldn't say 100% from those pics.

The-Wolf knows tonnes about danios, and even has a danio forum, so you could probably ask him there if you wanted to know .

 

[dizzied]

Looks like the Dwarf Neon Rainbow

But can't tell for sure.

 

[tigerstar]

I know its really bad pictures, its so hard to get a good one of him tho. hes so quick! I can draw okish so I will try to get a sketch of him up!

 

[dizzied]

Have you tried using a net to confine it and then taking a picture of it?

 

[Jen_S]

It still looks like a Giant Danio to me. I'm posting another picture link because Giant danios are very metallic and can look different depending on the lighting

Different Danio picture

This fish are Super fast top dwelling swimmers.

 

[PRW1988]

Looks like some kind of rainbow fish to me, but not 100% sure, any chance of a better picture?

 

[tigerstar]

It still looks like a Giant Danio to me. I'm posting another picture link because Giant danios are very metallic and can look different depending on the lighting

Different Danio picture

This fish are Super fast top dwelling swimmers.

This is starting to look more like it. I guess this is what happens when I get 17 fish and 2 tanks for free huh?

 

[Jen_S]

LOL Yup, that would certainly do it Do feel that you ID question is answered?

 

[tigerstar]

Looks like some kind of rainbow fish to me, but not 100% sure, any chance of a better picture?

No, not really. I don't have a really good camera to begin with but trying to get a picture of a fast fish that hides when lights come on and I can barely ketch in a net, it's near imposable.

 

[Jen_S]

Oh, if it's a Giant danio, It's a schooling fish that would be happiest with at least 6 and a huge tank ( I would say 55gal US + (mainly because there would be so many).