Fish ID needed

[Hotelbravo]

This came in as a male pink square anthias however I've never seen one quite like this.

 

[mahindra.dev]

I take that back. @Reefer Deez @DSC reef @Humblefish

 

[Hotelbravo]

 

[PDR]

I'm no expert, but it looks like a squareback with some type of infection to me.

 

[DSC reef]

I'm stumped on this one. It appears to be a square back anthia though.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Looks like severe ammonia burn.

Mind you i have only seen this with goldfish in bowls.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Double post

 

[Hotelbravo]

So is the consensus a regular squareback that's sick?

 

[Coralreefer1]

Yes, unless they can be morphed/bred like the designer Clowns done at the University of Maine or at ORA.

 

[Jase4224]

Looks fat and healthy, could it but just be a mutant colour?

 

[Kmsutows]

The black is very curious. I've never seen hybrid anthias nor do I know any with black. The orange stripes on its head look to just be typical stress coloration.

@eatbreakfast

 

[eatbreakfast]

Agreed, the striping on the anterior is normal stress patterning.

I haven't seen black on the caudal like thar before, but it doesn't look worrisome to me.

 

[Kmsutows]

Couldn't think of the wording but asked someone and they said likely an aberrant. Very cool. Can you post a video or more pictures?

 

[saltyhog]

I think it's a form of hypermelanism. It's present in examples of almost all living things but in small numbers, i.e. much less common than albinism. Call it a Koi Anthias and sell it for big bucks!:D

 

[Hotelbravo]

It ended up dying. Never got it eating :(

 

[Kmsutows]

Ahh what a bummer. Sorry to hear that. Started all my anthias on different R.O.E. depending on their size and have had pretty good success.