Mystery Fish ID Needed

cryingrn

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I need help ID'ing a fish in my care. I currently have it in a 10gal quarantine setup while I try to find an alternative home for it. Likely still a juvenile at approximately 6-7" in length, seems to be invert safe but has killed many smaller fish already.

I just got it today from someone else. Neither of us know what it is- it was mixed into an online order that it shouldn't have been included in. I didnt necessarily expect to take custody of it today, so i dont believe I would be equipped to take care of it long-term but i would like to make a positive ID before attempting to rehome. It wouldnt feel ethical of me to do so and would be in the fish's best interest to figure out what it is beforehand.



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Did you ask the sender?
I unfortunately dont know who the vendor was. I got it from someone else who mistakenly got it from a vendor.

I believe it might be a dottyback of some sort. Psuedochromis persicus is the closest match I've found silhouette and shape-wise
 

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