Unexpected Fish

[Eyebiter]

I thought it would be cool to see what people have gotten accidentally or found in a school that they shouldn’t have been in. I’ve been buying fish for 20 years or so and have worked in a few pet stores. The following fish I’ve never seen for sale. It’s entirely possible that these fish just aren’t popular in the Midwest, US or that I didn’t see them when I was in my South American Only phase.

The B. Evertti (clown barbs) I found looking for Arulious barbs. I got one accidentally and when he started acting funny (I think I even posted here about it) I noticed he was different. He clearly wasn’t happy being alone – just ‘bouncing’ under a leaf. I went back to LFS and found another in the same tank and grabbed him. Now they’re both fat and happy. They don’t bully anything, just don’t get in the way of their feeding.

http/img176.imageshack.us/img176/9762/beveretti1il0.jpg

The tetra I don’t know what it is and found it in a school of glow lights

http/img176.imageshack.us/img176/1844/tetra2lg8.jpg
http/img530.imageshack.us/img530/2831/tetra1xe7.jpg


The silver rasbora I found with brilliants.
http/img530.imageshack.us/img530/3632/silverrasms8.jpg


I have a rasbora or danio that I can’t ID either. He won’t stay still for a pic. I’ll try short video soon. He’s got a spot high and behind his gill and has orange on the lower back half by his anal fin.

Anyone have anything to add?

 

[fredgarvin]

The unknown tetra may be a hybid of unknown origin that Dr. Wm. Innes (who remembers him?) called "Brass Tets". I forget what combination they may have been and even Innes couldn't be sure. Not a bad looking fish though.

 

[Eyebiter]

He's pretty cool. He's got a blue eye and a blue shine over his clear body. I don't think the pic shows that too much. He's really fast.