What is the most unusual fish you have seen?

[Gumbies R Us]

There are a lot of different fish in the world, and some of them are a little on the odd side. I am wondering what is the most unusual fish you have ever seen? This could be a reef safe fish or one that is not exactly reef safe. Curious to see what everyone says!

 

[EugeneVan]

Longhorn cowfish is the fish draw me into this hobby. However 30 years later, I still haven't own one lol

 

[i cant think]

There are a lot of different fish in the world, and some of them are a little on the odd side. I am wondering what is the most unusual fish you have ever seen? This could be a reef safe fish or one that is not exactly reef safe. Curious to see what everyone says!

Honestly I’m not too sure the most unusual as I have a list of oddball fish I’ve seen and/or kept.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Longhorn cowfish is the fish draw me into this hobby. However 30 years later, I still haven't own one lol

Those fish are weird looking!

 

[mfinn]

I can really only think of one unusual fish I've seen in someones tank and it was a Flying Gurnard.
Not sure how long they had it. Seems like it needed to be in a really large tank.

 

[Cthulukelele]

The strangest fish I've ever seen in person was probably an oreni tilefish. Wild looking fish in real life

 

[littlefoxx]

These little buggers

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I can really only think of one unusual fish I've seen in someones tank and it was a Flying Gurnard.
Not sure how long they had it. Seems like it needed to be in a really large tank.

That would be really cool to have one of those fish

 

[_cpate3_]

A purple weedy rhinopias. Very intimidating when it just stands there… staring at you…

 

[Gumbies R Us]

A purple weedy rhinopias. Very intimidating when it just stands there… staring at you…

Those are weird looking, they don't even look like fish haha

 

[i cant think]

The strangest fish I've ever seen in person was probably an oreni tilefish. Wild looking fish in real life

Most tilefish I think belong on this list, the ore I is one I’ve seen 5-6 times now and honestly I prefer the other species’ over them.

 

[CRABDADDY]

Probably not the most unique fish overall, but the most unique fish I own. A clingfish:

Not my pictures, but I really like having this guy in the tank. He eats right out of the turkey baster. He'll even jump onto my hand sometimes if I try to give him pellets. I'm working on getting him more comfortable with hand feeding. They're terrible at finding their own food, so I always target feed him.

 

[Naekuh]

For the longest time i thought a blobfish was photoshopped.

nope!

100% REAL.

Well not seen in real life, but seen and heard about.

 

[Danielhortis]

The spiny red gurnard. This guy got a wing-like pectoral fin and a reddish body color.

 

[fishywishy]

 

[Dburr1014]

Went a little heavy on the lipstick I see.

 

[Slocke]

Sandfish. It looks more like a lizard than a lizardfish.

 

[dave001]

Longhorn cowfish is the fish draw me into this hobby. However 30 years later, I still haven't own one lol

Me too!! He's still on my list though! So many horror stories, are they really that risky?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Sandfish. It looks more like a lizard than a lizardfish.

That is interesting they are called sandfish

 

[littlefoxx]

For the longest time i thought a blobfish was photoshopped.

nope!

100% REAL.

Well not seen in real life, but seen and heard about.

So they actually only look like that dead and out of water. This is what they look like when alive