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I have a freshwater fish that is pure silver and about 1"5 in length, i'm not to sure what it is anyone have an idea
they are not a bottom feeder if that helps lol

The reason i need to know is recently HE LOST AN EYE!!! i don't know if he faught with another of his kind or something, I know its not like some extreme case of pop eye either lol .... it's just a plain socket and he acts fine but id still like to know what caused it =\
i keep the tank extremly clean so he does not get infection or spreds its been like this for a while no change in him at all it's very odd
Please help !!
LOL
ANGEL EEL

Angel welcome to FP...is there anyway you can post a picture of it? We really need to be able to see a picture to have any hope of identifying it. Posting it to photobucket would work, or send it to me, and I can post itI'm thinking you should treat it with melafix, and that should help. Heidi

"I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle

Hmmmmmmm.... there are lots of possible answers.... could be a bala shark, silver dollar, etc...... maybe if you could even describe its behaviour may be of some help for us to identify it. But anyway, a photo would be better. Jaylene.

I know its not the ones you mentioned =\
they all stay in a group i have about 6 of them
there very quick eaters and swimmers
they have a long skinny body
and they love chaseing each other very active fish
there out during the day also
I do belive they are also full size they came with my tank and ive it this certain tank for about two years and they are only about an inch and a half.

Thanks for the help eveyone
I know this was a stupid question...i should know my types of fish right =\

O0o0o0o I HAVE A PIC E-MAIL ME IF YOU"D LIKE TO HELP
westcoastchopers4602@yahoo.com
thanks


Last edited by angeleel at 09-Feb-2005 13:06

They are feeder rosy minnows.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

Aww... and here I was going to throw in a random guess for pearl danio. We had one of those (slipped in with a bunch of zebras) when I was like, ten... Glad to see someone knew what they were and you didn't have to believe my 14-year-old memories.

They are cute lil things, though, aren't they?

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

Cory addict those are really the same type of fish they look alot diffrent
I'm not the one who knows the diffrences though
mine look alot more silver and they dont have the red on there face

=)
thanks for the help though
awsome
gives me a clue to who im feeding and taking care of

ANGEL EEL

The picture I provided has really crappy lighting from the back, which is why they look that way. It was the best picture I could find that clearly demonstrated the shape of the fish, however.

But I am sure that your fish are feeder rosy minnows.

They are a captive-developed strain of the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas), which is native to North America. They are often used as fishing bait and feeder fish (hence the name), but their mild personalities, small size, hardy nature, and overall "cuteness" makes them excellent aquarium fish as well.

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I'm not your neighbor, you Bakersfield trash.

Wow you know your stuff!!
Thanks a bunch that help was great, I was wondering from when you posted it if it could be lighting because they had a yellow tint.

Thanks Cory and everyone else
my questions are no longer

Thanks a Ton
Angel Eel