ID my grab bag of fish

auxout · Mar 1, 2003

I bought some more tanks, I didn't really want the fish but they came with them so they stay for now, while I try to find new homes for some of them. I swear they threw about 20 more fish in there when I wasn't looking, but anyhow help me ID them all, or more specifically help me figure out the exact type. I'm looking through the species indexes as I post but alot dont' have pictures so that makes it hard. Is there a good book like the Audubon Field Guides only for freshwater fish?

Angels, type?

Pleco, type?

Mr. Loach, type?

2 little what?

3 catfish, types?

Silver Dollar?

What the? rocks made my camera not focus, that is a fish.

thom336 · Mar 1, 2003

im not hot on different types on angels....
but your first loach pic (near top) is a clown loach, below that are emerold tetras, yep silver dollars, and below that is the kuhli loach. im not hot on types of plecos either. not sure about those catfish - i think the one closest with the long whiskers may be a type of whiptail catfish. hope this helps.

ChilDawg · Mar 1, 2003

Dick Mills' Aquarium Fish is a good one, as is John Dawes' Complete Encyclopedia of the Freshwater Aquarium.

aquariaddictus · Mar 1, 2003

If the one labelled silver dollar isn't a silver dollar (but I think it is), it's a red-bellied pacu. Better get one more tank!!

As for the cats, you've got a striped Rapheal (bottom), a pictus (spots) and I'm not sure about the plain one.
hth,
judy

Skittyfish · Mar 1, 2003

That's deffinately a Silver Dollar, looks like a Common Pleco to me, and I think the top two catfish are both pimelodus pictus, the top just looks like it's spot are in hiding. and my Angel looks just like those, my book says pterophyllum scalare hybrid.

auxout · Mar 1, 2003

Thanks alot this does help, I had no idea on the eel looking fish. I will check out that book too

I originally thought the silver dollar might be a pacu too but it doesn't have the mouth, and he hasn't eaten anyone yet lol.

O-man21 · Mar 1, 2003

whne did you get the tank..and did you throw the fish in right away?

bottomdweller · Mar 1, 2003

The loach near the top is a clown and the catfish are Pictus catfish and the bottom loaches are Kuhlis and yes that one is a silver dollar.Not sure on the angels though.

bottomdweller · Mar 1, 2003

O and the pleco looks like a leapord(sp?) pleco to me.

Haggisman · Mar 1, 2003

Its a common pl*co and the tetras are black skirt tetras.Also the biggest of the 3 catfish is some sore of pim(maybe a 3 line).

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