Any Ideas What Fish This Is

[lisaw]

i know this is a long shot because the photo is so rubbish but ive tried so many times to get a pic of this little fish but he is so small and fast its proving very hard lol, i want to find out what it is beacuse i have only one of them (which came with the tank) and if he would like some tank mates of his own species id love to get some more

i hope someone can make out what it is fingers crossed

he is about an inch long and very slender with a brownish body with some little black flecs down his body if that makes and sence

 

[loachman]

some type of barb?

 

[england]

thats my thoughts, but you need a clearer pic, do you have a flash

 

[lisaw]

thats my thoughts, but you need a clearer pic, do you have a flash

ill have another go with the flash on ive just tried my mobile but that takes rubbish pics lol be right back x x

 

[Ludwig Venter]

some type of barb?

Looks kinda "censored",... But I'd guess that it could be leoporinus barb??

 

[strangeworld2002]

Its hard to tell from the picture, but it does look like a T Barb or Spanner Barb (Barbus Lateristriga)
Although a better picture might help.

Have a look here [URL="http/www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_tbarb.php"]http/www.aquahobby.com/gallery/e_tbarb.php[/URL]

Possibility of being a ruby barb too.

 

[lisaw]

yeah i think i nailed it this seems to be the best pic of the lot lol

 

[Davo86]

Looks like a checker barb, Puntius oligolepis

 

[strangeworld2002]

I agree, with the new picture I would say defo a checker barb

 

[england]

yea that's it come in on the good photo daveo and steal loachman's glory

 

[lisaw]

excellent thanks so much for all your help im so glad i have a name for him now

will he prefere some of his own kind if so how many do you suggest i get ?

thanks again your all so helpfull x x x x

 

[Davo86]

yea that's it come in on the good photo daveo and steal loachman's glory

Lol i didn't see the new pic till after i posted, was googling to check the scientific name

will he prefere some of his own kind if so how many do you suggest i get ?

yes it is best to keep them in groups of 5-7

 

[lisaw]

thank you im off to my local fish shop to get him some pals lol x x x x

 

[loachman]

yea that's it come in on the good photo daveo and steal loachman's glory

Yeah, why is it that people do that? lol.

 

[england]

and claim they did it off the old photo that you wouldnt know if it was a fish or a smudge