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Neither is C. isoscoles. The first is a diamondtail flasher, Paracheilinus attenuatus, the second is a female in the rubriventralis complex of fairy wrasse, possibly C. africanus.
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But IMO, attenuatus is a better buy than isosceles anyway. :p

OK same fish, still bad photo quality. Lol. It's not really as important to me as I have removed this fish. The aggression was worsening towards my pintail and that's a no go for me. Gonna be taking this guy back tomorrow. Still looking like a C. rubeus in this shot?
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And it's still a "probably", but that picture leaves a lot to be desired! ;)
 

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Hi guys,
What I thought was an isosceles male, I'm now no longer sure.
Day 1 pics
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Day 6
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The female is a lot darker now as well
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Any further help with ID on these two much appreciated!

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If that's indeed a Diamond Tail Flasher, was it a recent purchase? Where did you get it from? Been looking for one for months and haven't seen any pop up anywhere. Thx.
 
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If that's indeed a Diamond Tail Flasher, was it a recent purchase? Where did you get it from? Been looking for one for months and haven't seen any pop up anywhere. Thx.
Note that he's in the UK; Kenya shipments go through Europe before they come this way.
 
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Will get a couple more pics posted in the am but this guy was labeled as a tri color and was 29.99 so I snagged him
Tricolor typically refers to lubbocki, but this appears to be cf. pylei (Cebu variant).
 
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The LFS guy told me it's a Carpenter's but I think it's a McCosker's.
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I think Paul87 is right. It looks to be a hybrid of mckoskeri x flavianalis.
I agree.
All the coloration/features on the fish are all indicative of flavianalis, except the coloration/pattern of the anterior half of the anal fin. That red on the outer part and the pattern that divides it from the yellow is totally mccoskeri.
 
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