Found tiny fish

[Nachyo-cheese]

So my dad looked in our reffugeum anf saw a tiny 1 1/2 inch fish in our macro algae.

 

[mjk250]

So my dad looked in our reffugeum anf saw a tiny 1 1/2 inch fish in our macro algae.

that's cool, wonder what kind it is?

 

[Skynyrd Fish]

PIC???

 

[Frtdrmrose7]

Probably a genus of the killifish, seems quite common for eggs to hitchhike in on Chaeto or such.

 

[bigcheese]

So my dad looked in our reffugeum anf saw a tiny 1 1/2 inch fish in our macro algae.

Way better pic this time... moved the little guy to a breeder box and giving him all the rotifers and pods he can eat.
Doubled in size from about a half inch to a little over and inch in about a week and boy is he fast!

 

[bigcheese]

Probably a genus of the killifish, seems quite common for eggs to hitchhike in on Chaeto or such.

Now the fins and coloration are a bit more defined, that's pretty much spot on. Thanks Much!

 

[Pbh-reef]

These almost always seem to be rainwater killifish
http://txstate.fishesoftexas.org/lucania parva.htm

 

[bigcheese]

These almost always seem to be rainwater killifish
http://txstate.fishesoftexas.org/lucania parva.htm

Possible, but he came in as an egg on some caulerpa racemosa. AFAIK, the majority of the smaller killis bred in fresh / brackish water. I'd think it'd be pretty rare to find a viable egg in such a high salinity environment, but this hobby teaches Nachyo and I something new every day.

Either way, Boxcar Willie's earned a place in the DT. I'd prefer he be a 2" - 4" species rather than an 18" Gulf Killi.. that would mean a major DT upgrade.