Fish ID

[Trever]

What is the purple and yellow fish in the background here:



It does not appear to be a bicolor dottyback, for eg., because the color line is horizontal, not vertical.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Purple Stripe Dottyback.

 

[JCM]

Pseudochromis diadema

 

[Adolfo]

dottiback diadema

 

[nereefpat]

Yep. Just a slightly different species of dotty.

Be careful with dottybacks. They are actually better in big tanks with big fish. Unless it's a Fridmana/orchid.

 

[i cant think]

Pseudochromis diadema

+1 to this

 

[Trever]

Thanks all! @nereefpat yeah, so I was wondering if that pearlscale butterfly is going to be safe in that tank? I know reefers who consider dotty backs strictly species specific tanks only, since reportedly they are so aggressive.

I'm setting up a 60G breeder FOWLR. (Same footprint as a 75G, just a little shallower. 4' long.)

I have pair of bicolors I will put in there, a clown, and then need to figure out the remaining stocking. I'd love to have a pearlscale and a starki damsel. A dottyback like that would be awesome (beautiful fish). Maybe a flame hawkfish and a midas blenny as well, if that's not overstocking. I also love Azure damsels (never had one, just love to watch them at LFS etc.).

Are critters like these going to get along long term?

 

[ying yang]

I take a screenshot of fish/coral or anything I'm unsure of and google lens is really good at id, but always but very often geys it right
From screenshot of your video it told me diadom Dotty back.
For anyone reading this and doesnt know about Google lens.
Then takes you to articles and threads on r2r about said item
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fish-of-the-day-diadem-dottyback.101297/

 

[i cant think]

I take a screenshot of fish/coral or anything I'm unsure of and google lens is really good at id, but always but very often geys it right
From screenshot of your video it told me diadom Dotty back.
For anyone reading this and doesnt know about Google lens.
Then takes you to articles and threads on r2r about said item
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/fish-of-the-day-diadem-dottyback.101297/

This was extremely useful! Thankyou for showing it :)

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

I had a strawberry pseudo in a 10g with a naked clown had to re home the pseudo. Just wasn't having it. Lol.
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