Unknown fish help Identifing?

[Morkusmaximus]

So I really liked the look of this fish when I bought it, but the pet store didn't know the exact name, just that it was a tetra. I have had it for about a year, and it was dyed orange along the spine and bottom of the fish. Any guesses as to what it could be? Or Where I could find out?

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj160/morkusmaximus/Skeletron.jpg

Thanks in advance guys, you allows have all the answers :headbang2:

 

[Hurley]

Glass Fish. When you bought it, it was injected with dye to give it the neon orange color.

 

[kingearwig]

Species name: Parambassis ranga

Synonym: Ambassis alta, Ambassis barlovi, Ambassis notatus, Ambassis ranga, Chanda ranga, Pseudambassis notatus, Pseudambassis ranga

Common Names: [COLOR=black ! important][COLOR=black ! important]Glassfish[/color][/color], Indian Glassfish

Family: Ambassidae

Order: Perciformes

Class: Actinopterygii

Max. size: 8 cm / 3 inches

Environment: Fresh water

Origin: Asia. Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and Malaysia.

Temperament: Peaceful, timid

Company: Other small peaceful fish.

Water parameters: pH 7.0-8.2, temperature 20- 30°C / 68 - 86° F

Aquarium setup: Parambassis ranga (Indian Glassfish) can be kept in small aquariums. Decorate aquarium with free areas to swim in the middle and heavily planted areas around the sides. Use rocks to create caves and hiding places. Fish are easier to keep healthy if a small amount of salt is added to the water.

Feeding: Accepts most foods including flakes.

Breeding: Easy. Raising the temperature and conducting water changes may trigger spawning. Eggs are laid on broad leaved plants. The fry can be hard to raise.

Bunny hit it on the head. I had 2 or 3 of these when I was 10-12 years old. They never lasted more than a couple of weeks. Then I found out about the injection process and vowed to never buy one again.

Congrats on keeping that one alive for so long.

 

[KarlTh]

The one thing the LFS "knew" was wrong. It's not a tetra at all.

 

[jpappy789]

so much misinforation going around out there...

 

[Morkusmaximus]

Thanks Again for the help. Surprising to hear it was so hard to raise... Last year was my first year in the hobby and it has survived through some serious disease/beginning ignorance..... Really Cool fish though, and thanks again

 

[jm1212]

water very closely for lymphocystis. glass fish (even undyed) are known carriers.

 

[Morkusmaximus]

Whats Lymphocystis? or Do you have a suggested website to read up on it. Google isn't always the best for reliable fish disease/treatment information.

 

[kingearwig]

here is a pic I found on google you are right it is not the best place but I have seen this disease before and I am pretty sure this one has it.


As for the fish being hard to keep. I think that it is only because of the dyeing process. A fish newb friend of mine got a pair of the undyed ones and they survived his fish cycle and lived for at least a couple of years.

 

[Lupin]

Lymphocystis is an incurable viral disease.