Need Id

[Synirr]

Found this little guy mixed in with the ghost shrimp today and got him for free because he's something my LFS doesn't normally carry. I believe he'd a darter of some kind, but I'm not sure of the species. Anybody know?
Sorry for the crappy pics, my cam is stuck in macro mode with flash on.

 

[Mad Duff]

I would say almost certainly a species of Etheostoma, possibly Etheostoma Microperca or Etheostoma Fusiforme (I have seen a green morph of this species).

 

[CFC]

Looks like Etheostoma blennioides to me

 

[Mad Duff]

I thought Etheostoma blennioides but blennioides doesnt have a banded tail.

 

[lucky62]

Whatever it is , I like it .
with Ghost shrimp [ I read some of these come from Florida / wild / farmed ] , could be [ most likely ] some kind of fish native to northamerica , looks like a darter .

Didn't you also get some kind of Sunfish months back ?

 

[OohFeeshy]

Aww No idea on ID but with all you people getting really groovy fish in batches of ghost shrimp, I think I should look for somehwere that sells them

 

[Synirr]

Didn't you also get some kind of Sunfish months back ?

Yeah, those were in with a shipment of goldfish at Walmart
I've also gotten pencil fish with ghost shrimp before. I'm hoping for another darter in their next shipment

Judging by Google, Etheostoma fusiforme is the closest match suggested so far. I'll try to get some better pics of it later

 

[Synirr]

A couple of better pics... The little guy came out of hiding and ate today

Front half is hidden, but it's a better view of the tail

 

[Snowie]

This page had some info about it:

http/fish.dnr.cornell.edu/nyfish/Percida...sidedarter.html

 

[lucky62]

"at a stream near me"

 

[Synirr]

It still looks like fusiforme the most to me, but it needs some fattening up so I guess time will tell

 

[Animation]

Do you guys go fishing for tropical fish or buy them? Here in England there is probaly less supply!

 

[lucky62]

Do you guys go fishing for tropical fish or buy them? Here in England there is probaly less supply!

I don't think the fish is tropical , sometimes native species end up in shops accidentally .

 

[ARXC08]

I don't think that fish is tropical either i was searching for it and found it likes temperatures at around 60 degrees Farenheit

 

[Synirr]

Yeah, it's a US native. It's in an unheated tank, but since we have central air and heat ~75 degrees F is the coldest it's going to get without a chiller... and sorry, I'm not buying a chiller for one fish *lol*