TyH Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Hello all! I order some plants online about a month or so ago and after a week or two, I found this little guy swimming around. Just want help identifying it so I know what to do with it. Thanks in advance! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Are these eggs or just bubbles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyH Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 Here’s another picture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I'm going out on a limb here: Juvenile Jordanella floridae (Florida Flagfish) If it hatched in your tank, the eggs could easily have come in on the plants. If it was just caught in the plants, it easily could have been grabbed from someone's outdoor setup. The giveaway for me is the Pupfish profile + the "camo" mottled look. Here's several Aquarium Glaser photos to compare... (1) Juvenile (2) Mature male 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyH Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 Just bubbles. This is the only fish that was in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyH Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 Thanks for the help! It does look very similar to the first picture. Hope that’s what it is, flag fish look awesome all colored up!🍻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Here's a pair I had getting in the mood. They spawned, but I never got fry... You can sex females by their black spot on the back bottom of the dorsal fin... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyH Posted June 8, 2022 Author Share Posted June 8, 2022 That’s a bummer. From the looks of it, I’m thinking it could be a female just because of it having more of a green coloration. Their tank mates look awesome btw! Don’t think I’ve seen those before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpoison Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 8:06 PM, Fish Folk said: Here's a pair I had getting in the mood. They spawned, but I never got fry... You can sex females by their black spot on the back bottom of the dorsal fin... What are the beautiful blue finned wet pets? I want them😂 That is one of the clearest YouTube videos I have ever seen!👏♥️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeD Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 10:10 PM, TyH said: That’s a bummer. From the looks of it, I’m thinking it could be a female just because of it having more of a green coloration. Their tank mates look awesome btw! Don’t think I’ve seen those before. On 6/7/2022 at 10:25 PM, sweetpoison said: What are the beautiful blue finned wet pets? I want them😂 That is one of the clearest YouTube videos I have ever seen!👏♥️ Rainbow Shiners, and a really nice school of them too. Wow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetpoison Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Thanks Brett! I hope they go with my list of fish I’m getting🙏♥️ @TyHsorry did not mean to hijack your thread! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 11:25 PM, sweetpoison said: What are the beautiful blue finned wet pets? I want them😂 That is one of the clearest YouTube videos I have ever seen!👏♥️ They’re Rainbow Shiners (Notropis chrosomus). Amazing. Easy to keep. I do a journal on them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 1:21 AM, Fish Folk said: They’re Rainbow Shiners (Notropis chrosomus). Beautiful fish and gorgeous planted tank, @Fish Folk! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 10:21 PM, Fish Folk said: They’re Rainbow Shiners (Notropis chrosomus). Amazing. Easy to keep. I do a journal on them here. Just be careful with the shiners! Everywhere I read said they weren’t jumpers, but they are very much so. Gorgeous fish though, I hope to attempt them again. I agree with @Fish Folk on the ID. Seems plant orders from Florida are coming with fish fry as it is spawning season and it can be difficult to remove eggs. Another forum member lucked out with a female golden topminnow earlier this week. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavdad45 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I tend to think it may be a Florida flagfish, if so, you scored. Great little guy to help with algae, particularly hair algae. Can go unheated, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeD Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 12:21 AM, Fish Folk said: They’re Rainbow Shiners (Notropis chrosomus). Amazing. Easy to keep. I do a journal on them here. Either they've really started blueing up in the fins, or I just didn't remember how nice your school was looking. I'll have to go back and see. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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