Fish ID - Fish for the Planted Aquarium

Qwertus · 11-17-2009, 03:02 PM

I'm wondering if anyone knows the id of the fish in the picture that ISN'T a furcatus rainbow. The picture kinda blurry, hard to take a pic of it since its in a specimen container for aclimation.

Is it plant and shrimp safe?

EDIT: In case you are wondering, "if you buy it shouldn't you know what is it first?" Well I didn't buy it, I bought 4 furcatus and when I open the bag at home there were 5 fish... kinda weird eh?

Philosophos · 11-17-2009, 03:24 PM

It's a killifish; something from the Epiplatys genus. I can't tell which one exactly from the picture, but maybe some sort of sexfasciatus or infrafasciatus maybe?

-Philosophos

Qwertus · 11-17-2009, 03:28 PM

Shrimps are safe with most killis right?

Philosophos · 11-17-2009, 03:37 PM

I've got no clue. I recognized your picture as being the same killifish I see regularly in a couple LFS's. Killi's are a group of fish that have been skirting my interest for a while; always close but never quite into the tank.

-Philosophos

Qwertus · 11-17-2009, 04:22 PM

I looked them up and they seem to like fairy shrimps so juvi shrimps probably won't be safe with them.

Six · 11-17-2009, 07:10 PM

those killies are usually top-dwellers. I doubt they'll decimate a planted tank's population of shrimp, but he will definitely keep the population in check.

Izzy · 11-17-2009, 09:21 PM

I cannot identify that killi, but made the mistake of temporarily housing several different varieties with cherry shrimp. They grew quickly on a steady diet of the smallest shrimp. Later the semi-adults enjoyed the larger cherries.

zoggin eck · 11-18-2009, 01:03 AM

Looks to me like Aplocheilus panchax panchax, a lovely killifish, and very similat to the so called "golden wonder" killifish, Aplocheilus lineatus.

Yes, he's a surface dweller. A surface dweller with a large mouth that can eat guppies and neons!

Certainly plants safe.

As for shrimp safe, the Pseudomugil Furcatus will probably take care of the anyway

Qwertus · 11-18-2009, 03:01 AM

Furcatus's mouth looked too small for anything bigger than a juvi shrimp though but I guess I will have to move the killi. I got 2 male and 2 female furcatus in 1 purchase very lucky. I didn't know how to sex them until I read it from several sites.

ddavila06 · 11-18-2009, 11:00 AM

looks like a golden wonder killie fish, very nice fish ! grows quickly, eats a lot, can easily jump out of the tank, and has a large mouth...nice fish though