What am I? I'm trying to ID two different types of fish!

[Annette]

Hi,

I'm looking for opinions on what these fish are. The one pictured alone in the bare tank is a bit larger. The other circled fish I was guessing could possibly be Ruby Tetras?

Thanks for your time!

[Colu]

The second one looks like a ruby tetra to me the first one looks like a juvenile barb am not sure what species

Edited July 26, 2022 by Colu

[Flumpweesel]

the scale definition on the first pic made me think Barb. 

[Biotope Biologist]

Top pic is a spotted barb Barbodes binotatius

 

2nd pic is either tail-light tetra Hemigrammus ocellifer or a gold tetra Hemigrammus rodwayi. The tail light tetra will also have a spot on it’s lateral line behind the eye whereas a gold will not. The caudal fin spot is lined by white on the gold tetra and yellow on the tail spot. I want to say gold tetra but the pic is blurry it’s hard to see definition and color

 

 

Edit: Google for some reason has like 7 different species of tetra and 1 rasbora listed as a ruby tetra. These pictures are not accurate.

accurate photo, source: fishbase.org

Edited July 26, 2022 by Biotope Biologist

[Annette]

Thanks all! Yeah sorry the photo quality is so bad, I was snapping away on my phone. I ordered "assorted fish" and wasn't sure about some of the species! Upon further inspection I do think the colors look slightly different from the ruby tetra.

[Biotope Biologist]

Looks like a gold tetra to me! Enjoy your inhabitants. “Assorted fish” is new to me and seems kind of fun!

[Annette]

Thank you! I would never have guessed. I'm enjoying all of them so far!