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Dragonet_Dude Small Fry Posts: 12 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Nov-2004	Edited by Dragonet_dude My LFS is notorious for mixing other fish species with their feeder guppies. today i got 2 Green platies, a Ringed Loach (!) and this: http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/Fish_Dude_Lev/?action=view&current=fishweird.jpg I can't take a real picture now, as it's dark. Do you guys have any ideas? Thanks in advance, Lev.
Posted 03-Jan-2007 04:06
Garofoli Big Fish Posts: 337 Kudos: 143 Votes: 27 Registered: 12-Apr-2006	Some type of Killifish to me. Chris
Posted 03-Jan-2007 04:46
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	Is it anything like this fish that I photographed at my LFS some time back? If so, it's Aplocehilus dayi, the Ceylon or Sri Lanka Killie. Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 03-Jan-2007 06:35
FRANK Moderator Posts: 5108 Kudos: 5263 Votes: 1690 Registered: 28-Dec-2002	Hi, Your drawing instantly reminded me of this fish: http://www.brettb.com/TropicalFish_BumbleBeeGoby.asp Perhaps? Frank -->>> The Confidence of Amateurs, is the Envy of Professionals <<<--
Posted 03-Jan-2007 07:56
Budzilla Enthusiast Posts: 288 Kudos: 197 Votes: 90 Registered: 18-Jul-2006	If you live in the south of the US then it is most likely a killifish. A type known as the bull minnow is used for bait alot and may have gotten mixed in. -Vincent
Posted 03-Jan-2007 20:03
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	If the dimensions of the drawing are approximately accurate, it looks like it might be some species of Nothobranchius to me. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 03-Jan-2007 23:15
Calilasseia Ultimate Fish Guru Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003	It was the vertical stripes that made me think of Aplocehilus or Epiplatys though ... among the Epiplatys species, Epiplatys chaperi and Epiplatys sexfasciatus spring to mind as two killies with prominent vertical bands. I can't recall having seen a Nothobrnchius with vertical stripes, but then it's a while since I updated the database ... Panda Catfish fan and keeper/breeder since Christmas 2002
Posted 03-Jan-2007 23:37
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	I'm not a killi guy, but even the run of the mill nothos (like, LFS common) such as guentheri morphs, have reasonable vertical banding. I'm sure others have them as well. However, this topic is really useless without sufficient pictures.
Posted 04-Jan-2007 00:13
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Yes, I'd say at least half of the commonly available Nothos and/or their morphs can have vertical striping (such as the ever-popular Nothobranchius eggersi), but most are blue with red stripes. I can't think of any species off the top of my head that are pink with black stripes, but I am by no means an expert on killifishes. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 04-Jan-2007 03:50
Dragonet_Dude Small Fry Posts: 12 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Nov-2004	Hi guys, sorry if my drawing was bad. I have a pic now, here you go: http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/Fish_Dude_Lev/fishkilli.jpg
Posted 04-Jan-2007 16:55
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	Those lines on it look fake. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 04-Jan-2007 22:05
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Looks like a platy with black stripes drawn on it to me. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 04-Jan-2007 22:57
ImRandy85 Enthusiast Bleeding Blue Posts: 254 Kudos: 137 Votes: 75 Registered: 19-Dec-2006	Looks like a platy with black stripes drawn on it to me. definitely looks like a platy to me too
Posted 04-Jan-2007 23:17
Dragonet_Dude Small Fry Posts: 12 Kudos: 14 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Nov-2004	Edited by Dragonet_Dude The stripes faded a bit when I caught the guy, I used photoshop to "color them up" so yeah, they do look fake (I don't have too much photoshop skill) That might have been a bad pic, it doesn't look much like a platy when swimming. It looks more like a barb. Thanks for trying to help guys, i really appreciate it.
Posted 05-Jan-2007 03:22
Lindy Administrator Show me the Shishies! Posts: 1507 Kudos: 1350 Votes: 730 Registered: 25-Apr-2001	Take a photo of it in the water. The stripes faded because the fish freaked out about being caught and taken out of the water. Before you criticize someone walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
Posted 05-Jan-2007 04:32
Natalie Ultimate Fish Guru Apolay Wayyioy Posts: 4499 Kudos: 3730 Votes: 348 Registered: 01-Feb-2003	It's probably just some morph of Xiphophorus variatus. I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.
Posted 05-Jan-2007 05:13


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