What IS this fish!!!???

[guppygirl]

Hey all,
I've been wondering about this fish for a long time, and could never figuire out what it is. My only thought would be a pristella tetra(Pristella maxillaris)/Red Phantom tetra(Hyphessobrycon sweglesi) cross. Take a look, post your thoughts..
Thanks so much!!!
~Robin

 

[guppygirl]

P.S. I got this fish in with a few Red Phantom tetras... He sort of stays away from the 2 other red phantoms.

 

[Dwarfs]

Serpae???

 

[Annastasia]

It looks just like a serpae:

 

[cometcattle]

It looks like a serpae to me.

 

[Auratus]

It's a serpae tetra... here's my boys & girls...

 

[Dwarfs]

This just turned into a chance for people to show off their serpaes Come on don't be shy

 

[StanTheBetta]

Yeah it looks like a serpae to me. Interesting how the black spot on the side is almost perfectly circular though. All the ones I've ever seen its more of a black line than a round spot.

 

[guppygirl]

Yeah what's interesting is that my mom has a few x-rays and they have the exact same tricolored dorsal fin, and they all have round black spots! hmmm...
Hey, great serpae pics everybody!!!
attached is a pic of an x-ray tetra~

 

[myenigmaself]

guppygirl, could you post some more pics of the fish in question? It looks just like a serpae except for the roundness of the body spot and the white at the base of the black on the fin. That deffinately looks Pristellaish. I just want to make sure it's actual white (which is not commonly found in the serpae) and not just the flash playing with us

 

[guppygirl]

ok hold on....
(those are his true colors)

 

[guppygirl]

 

[guppygirl]

 

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[myenigmaself]

Deffinately mostly serpae. Could be a mix or just some random deformity, but I would lean towards a mix. Beautiful healthy fish in any respect!