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	What fry is this?
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	What fry do you think this is? It has a blue eye and swims high in the tank in a jerky movement. It is in my new 3ft bristlenose tank and the only way I can think it was brought in is in egg from from plant bits and plants on dw which I brought in from my other tanks. Species it could be is longfinned danio, neon tetra, black neon tetra, neon tetra, cardinal tetra, or otocinclus. These are the best pics I could get from a fry which does not sit still and is 1/4" long.
Posted 24-Mar-2008 06:26
FishKeeperJim Big Fish Member MTS Anonymous Posts: 348 Kudos: 208 Votes: 186 Registered: 09-Jan-2007	I dont think its an oto. My experience with them is they lay their eggs in groups of 6 or 7 and usually they are attached to the glass of the tank. My guess is some kind of Tetra. you said blue eyes? Is there a blue spot in the forehead area as well? mts.gif" border="0"> I vote do you? My Tanks at Photobucket
Posted 24-Mar-2008 07:36
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	I did manage to get a closer shot and this brought another possibility as it could be a glass catfish too.
Posted 24-Mar-2008 09:09
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Probably not a glass catfish, they have not been bred in the aquarium. And despite ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, it doesn't look much like a catfish anyway. Looks like a danio. It seems to lack an adipose fin, which all the rest of the fish have. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 24-Mar-2008 14:18
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	I am not for sure but I would guess it is the danio as most danios are easy to spawn. I have found a few fry similar to yours in my canister filter. For some reason I never see them in the tank. I guess the make a meal out of them. 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 24-Mar-2008 17:35
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	i reckon its a long finned danio gone wrong. genetics these days..
Posted 25-Mar-2008 07:24
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	Maybe there has been some hankypanky going on between my glass cats and the lf stripey danios?
Posted 25-Mar-2008 16:32
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	Pretty much all fry are translucent to some degree...some are almost see through. i wouldnt have your heart set on it being a glass catfish. Alternativly it could be some sort of goby or tetra from the original country where the plants where brought in from (most likely malaysia/singapore/thailand etc). Still think its a danio gone wrong though.
Posted 25-Mar-2008 19:14
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Edited by Shinigami I've yet to breed Danios, and I've never seen fry. What makes you think anything has "gone wrong", Mez? I'll be breeding danios in the coming months, hopefully, so I'm curious. -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 26-Mar-2008 02:40
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	Remember that one and only fry? Well it has stripes now so I think it must be a longfinned striped danio.
Posted 05-Apr-2008 01:39
Mez Ultimate Fish Guru Asian Hardfeather Enthusiast Posts: 3300 Votes: 162 Registered: 23-Feb-2001	I win.
Posted 05-Apr-2008 02:34
Wingsdlc Fish Guru What is this? Posts: 2332 Kudos: 799 Registered: 18-Jan-2005	hey I called it! Congratulations!! 55G Planted tank thread 19G Container Pond [IMG]http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/Wingsdlc/Ric
Posted 05-Apr-2008 03:41


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