Fish identification??

smlw · 09/02/2010, 06:38 PM

Hi.

I purchased a fish from my LFS, and none of them had a clue what this fish was, nor had they ever seen or heard of him before but, he was cool so we bought him. He did great in my tank for 3 months but sadly, died when my pH tanked while I was at work and unable to do anything about it... but that's a different story..

Anyway! I want to find another one but don't know what it is.

LFS had labeled him as "Yellow Casio" but again, no one knew if this was accurate or if the place they buy from just named him that because they weren't sure either...

Color wise, he had a bright yellow stripe running horizontally through his eye and stopping at his fins. Also had another yellow horizontal stripe on top of his body. His fins were pink/maroon color and shiny and his top fins actually moved as if he were swimming with those instead of his back fins. His belly was silver and the rest of him (that wasn't yellow) was sometimes silver, sometimes maroon. At night he totally changed and camoflauged himself into splotches of black/silver.

Took 2 photos, one of him camoflauged, other one was unfortunately him in a zip lock bag after he had passed away from the low pH.

Would greatly appreciate your help with identifying this really neat fish.

THANKS!!!!!!!!
Steph

smlw · 09/02/2010, 06:39 PM

WHOA - Sorry for the HUGE pics!

Lynnmw1208 · 09/02/2010, 09:11 PM

Could be a cardinal fish? I has that big eye. I found one similar on google.

smlw · 09/03/2010, 04:28 AM

Oh thank you so much for replying! The shape of that fish is exactly the same as mine was. Fins are same too! THANK YOU!!

Giglamesh · 09/03/2010, 04:49 AM

no its not a gold line

NirvanaFan · 09/03/2010, 05:17 AM

The shape looks kind of like a fang blenny. Maybe a yellow stripe?

sevendigitcake · 09/03/2010, 05:30 AM

maybe pentapodus aureofasciatus-blue whiptail or pentapodus emerryii- double whiptail. google those names and see if it resembles them to you (your pics are a little blurry)

smlw · 09/03/2010, 03:21 PM

Hi all! Thanks everyone for helping me out with the ID! I googled the Pentapodus emeryii one and it was him! Just have to go find another one now,

THANK YOU!!!!!

bnumair · 09/03/2010, 04:02 PM

here is a link to where u can buy another one.
http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/2221/product.web

09/02/2010, 06:38 PM	#1
smlw Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 11	Fish identification?? Hi. I purchased a fish from my LFS, and none of them had a clue what this fish was, nor had they ever seen or heard of him before but, he was cool so we bought him. He did great in my tank for 3 months but sadly, died when my pH tanked while I was at work and unable to do anything about it... but that's a different story.. Anyway! I want to find another one but don't know what it is. LFS had labeled him as "Yellow Casio" but again, no one knew if this was accurate or if the place they buy from just named him that because they weren't sure either... Color wise, he had a bright yellow stripe running horizontally through his eye and stopping at his fins. Also had another yellow horizontal stripe on top of his body. His fins were pink/maroon color and shiny and his top fins actually moved as if he were swimming with those instead of his back fins. His belly was silver and the rest of him (that wasn't yellow) was sometimes silver, sometimes maroon. At night he totally changed and camoflauged himself into splotches of black/silver. Took 2 photos, one of him camoflauged, other one was unfortunately him in a zip lock bag after he had passed away from the low pH. Would greatly appreciate your help with identifying this really neat fish. THANKS!!!!!!!! Steph

09/03/2010, 04:28 AM	#4
smlw Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 11	Wow Oh thank you so much for replying! The shape of that fish is exactly the same as mine was. Fins are same too! THANK YOU!!

09/03/2010, 04:49 AM	#5
Giglamesh Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 354	no its not a gold line __________________ 3 foot shallow, rimless, led lit reef Current Tank Info: shallow 3 foot

09/03/2010, 03:21 PM	#8
smlw Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 11	:) Hi all! Thanks everyone for helping me out with the ID! I googled the Pentapodus emeryii one and it was him! Just have to go find another one now, THANK YOU!!!!!

09/03/2010, 04:02 PM	#9
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	here is a link to where u can buy another one. http://www.thatpetplace.com/pet/group/2221/product.web __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

09/02/2010, 06:39 PM	#2
smlw Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 11	WHOA - Sorry for the HUGE pics!

09/02/2010, 09:11 PM	#3
Lynnmw1208 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brunswick, Ohio Posts: 3,306	Could be a cardinal fish? I has that big eye. I found one similar on google.

09/03/2010, 05:17 AM	#6
NirvanaFan Reef Ninja Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 4,280	The shape looks kind of like a fang blenny. Maybe a yellow stripe?

09/03/2010, 05:30 AM	#7
sevendigitcake Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 452	maybe pentapodus aureofasciatus-blue whiptail or pentapodus emerryii- double whiptail. google those names and see if it resembles them to you (your pics are a little blurry)

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