what kind of fish do i have

[NY Detailer]

Just want to make sure when i say i have 2 rainbows, 1 tetra, 1 silver dollar i am correct.

[Watcher74]

The one in the lower right of the pic is definetly a boesami rainbowfish. The one directly above that one looks like the same thing but I don't see the normal coloration on it. But it's definetly a rainbowfish. The others I'm not sure about.

Can you post any more pictures?

After searching on Google, it obviously looks like the fish in the middle is a silver dollar. I'm new to the hobby so I'm not that well aquainted with all the fish yet.

[mome rath]

Left to right:

Emperor tetra, red hook silver dollar, and um.. rainbowfish(es).

[JesseJ]

Could you post a better pic of the tetra because it looks like a Congo to me, but I can't say for certain. The middle one is a silvar dollar, Boesmani Rainbow on the bottem, and the top Rainbow looks like a Dwarf Neon. I'm trying to judge perspective on this but I thik the top one is smaller and closer to the glass then the Boesmani making it harder to size corectly.

[~*LuvMyKribs*~]

yeah i think its a congo tetra too. yup yup and yup on the rest.

maybe a dwarf neon.... with really washed-out colors?

i guess the pic isnt too good

:D

[Mark_b]

the middle one is definitely a red hook silver dollar as someone has already said! Latin name: Myleus Rubripinnis.
I too thought that the tetra looked like a congo, need a better pic though.
Have no idea about rainbows!

[mome rath]

I looked at both congos and emperors before posting that... pic looks like an emperor to me. Could be wrong.

[snakeskinner]

at first I thought it was a congo, no doubt, but then I saw the emporer mentioned and took a second look. Now I'm not so sure. The fins don't look long enough for a congo in the photo but the colors don't look dark enough for the emporer. I also think a better photo as square to the side as you can get. Kyle

[NY Detailer]

i hope this is a better pic

[NY Detailer]

if you look at him up close you see the blood marks i am talking about, looks like he is getting beat up.

[snakeskinner]

now I can say for sure it's a congo. can't really tell on the bloodmarks, could be the monitor here at work. They normally have a bronze tint that comes and goes depending on the lighting and angle of the fish. Kyle

[swany]

I have had both the Congo and Emporer. It is a Congo Tetra - most likely female. An Emporer Tetra lacks an adipose fin (secondary dorsal). Female Congos do not grow long extensions on their tails.

[JesseJ]

Definately a Congo. You can see the beginnings of a feathertail. Could you also post a pic of that rainbow that was on top in the first pic? I'm kinda curious and want to be sure what it is.

[NY Detailer]

here is the pic of the rainbow

[JesseJ]

I think (but am not sure) that it is a M. Praecox (Dwarf Neon). I do see a reddish tinge in the fins and a bit of iridescent blue in the sides. Check these pics and see if they look like it.

http://www.rainbowfishes.org/gallery/index.php?currDir=./Rainbowfish_Species/Melanotaenia&pageType=image&image=praecox%203.jpg

http://members.optushome.com.au/chelmon/Melanotaenia.htm

For this link click on M. Praecox on the left hand column to get the pic.

[NY Detailer]

it looks kind of like him, but not 100%

[JesseJ]

What exactly makes him different from the pics? Did you try looking at some if the other pics in the 2nd link?

[NY Detailer]

oops, i did not see the 2nd pic with the 2nd link.

Yep he looks just like the 2nd pic on the 2nd link. except mine is a golden color.