Can You Help Identify These Fish

[Chipie]

Hi,
First i have to tell you that the people working at my LFS don't know much about fish. They even don't know what they are selling.
Can you identify these fish for me? The guy at the store said they where tetras. What kind, ??

Here's a picture of them

Thanks

 

[three-fingers]

Automatically I will say they dont look like tetras, they look like a kind of rasbora to me. I've never seen that species though, i'll have a quick look on google .

Edit: After a quick look, it seems that Rasbora borapatensis is an option, though I'm struggling to find a good picture for comparison. The one below is the best I can find so far...

 

[Majjie]

Are they red tailed rasboras? Rasbora borapetensis

Three-fingers beat me to it - yes I agree I think that's what they are.

 

[Chipie]

Are they red tailed rasboras? Rasbora borapetensis

Three-fingers beat me to it - yes I agree I think that's what they are.

Well i think you are both right. They are not tetras. I have 5 of them. Oh well they are very nice anyway. LOL
They don't seem to be popular or common. Finding a decent picture was hard.
Found this one and you where right

Thanks you for helping

 

[Majjie]

Thanks you for helping

They look lovely

 

[Davey Jones]

Hi,
First i have to tell you that the people working at my LFS don't know much about fish. They even don't know what they are selling.
Can you identify these fish for me? The guy at the store said they where tetras. What kind, ??

Here's a picture of them

Thanks

Black neon tetra

Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
<LI>Other Names: Black Tetra, Neon Tetra
<LI>Family: Characidae
<LI>Origin: Brazil
<LI>Adult Size: 1.5 inches (4 cm)
<LI>Social: Peaceful, suitable for community tank
<LI>Lifespan: 5 years
<LI>Tank Level: Mid, top dweller
<LI>Minimum Tank Size: 3 gallon
<LI>Diet: Omnivore, eats most foods
<LI>Breeding: Egglayer
<LI>Care: Intermediate
<LI>pH: 5.5 - 7.5
<LI>Hardness: to 6 dGH
<LI>Temperature: 73-81 F (23-27 C) Description
Sporting an iridescent silvery-white stripe contrasted by a black stripe beneath it, the Black Neon makes an excellent contrast fish to similiarly shaped and sized tetras such as the Rummy Nose or Neon Tetra.

 

[Chipie]

Hi,
First i have to tell you that the people working at my LFS don't know much about fish. They even don't know what they are selling.
Can you identify these fish for me? The guy at the store said they where tetras. What kind, ??

Here's a picture of them

Thanks

Black neon tetra

Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
<LI>Other Names: Black Tetra, Neon Tetra
<LI>Family: Characidae
<LI>Origin: Brazil
<LI>Adult Size: 1.5 inches (4 cm)
<LI>Social: Peaceful, suitable for community tank
<LI>Lifespan: 5 years
<LI>Tank Level: Mid, top dweller
<LI>Minimum Tank Size: 3 gallon
<LI>Diet: Omnivore, eats most foods
<LI>Breeding: Egglayer
<LI>Care: Intermediate
<LI>pH: 5.5 - 7.5
<LI>Hardness: to 6 dGH
<LI>Temperature: 73-81 F (23-27 C) Description
Sporting an iridescent silvery-white stripe contrasted by a black stripe beneath it, the Black Neon makes an excellent contrast fish to similiarly shaped and sized tetras such as the Rummy Nose or Neon Tetra.

There where some black neon tetras at the lfs and they didn't have the red on the tail and a more plump. Mine look just like the last picture i found on the web.

 

[three-fingers]

Black neon tetra

Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi
<LI>Other Names: Black Tetra, Neon Tetra
<LI>Family: Characidae
<LI>Origin: Brazil
<LI>Adult Size: 1.5 inches (4 cm)
<LI>Social: Peaceful, suitable for community tank
<LI>Lifespan: 5 years
<LI>Tank Level: Mid, top dweller
<LI>Minimum Tank Size: 3 gallon
<LI>Diet: Omnivore, eats most foods
<LI>Breeding: Egglayer
<LI>Care: Intermediate
<LI>pH: 5.5 - 7.5
<LI>Hardness: to 6 dGH
<LI>Temperature: 73-81 F (23-27 C) Description

What website did you get that info from, it's a little wrong so you may want to stop using it .
My largest black neon is 2 inches (maybe a teeny bit more), and i would never dream of keeping them in a 3gal . Just so you know that site is'nt too reliable ..

 

[demonmagus]

chipie, that's a nice fish

 

[Chipie]

chipie, that's a nice fish

Yes they may not be tetras but i think they are pretty nice. The picture i took of them myself doesn't do them justice. The second picture is more like it.

The only thing that maybe i don't like about them is that they grow up to 3 inches i think. Oh well, i'm getting a new 60 gallon tank next week so they'll have room enough to swim. They are very active and swim in a tight group. Nice....

 

[CFC]

They are definately not tetras as they lack an adipose fin (the small fleshy fin between the dorsal and caudal (tail) fins) which all tetra species have.

 

[Davey Jones]

What website did you get that info from, it's a little wrong so you may want to stop using it .
My largest black neon is 2 inches (maybe a teeny bit more), and i would never dream of keeping them in a 3gal . Just so you know that site is'nt too reliable ..
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I guess this is a web site to avoid then:
http/freshaquarium.about.com/cs/characin...ckneontetra.htm
in all honesty i don't use it, I thought the pic looked like black neon's, googled it and that was the 1st site to come up, i then did a copy and paste,I looked at the pics but I didn't check the info sorry guys it was very late and i was sooooo tired

 

[The-Wolf]

I can say with 100% acuracy they are indeed
Rasbora borapetensis

 

[stargirly1208]

Hi,
First i have to tell you that the people working at my LFS don't know much about fish. They even don't know what they are selling.
Can you identify these fish for me? The guy at the store said they where tetras. What kind, ??

Here's a picture of them

Thanks

i have some of these, the petstore told me they were black neons, but i went somewhere else and they're labeled as bright rasboras