Need an ID of this Myleus (maybe) pls.

[Torphaine]

hi, i've got this fish in my tank for quite some time but have never gotten a firm ID. can anyone help?

 

[Paulbearer]

Looks like a Red Hook Silver Dollar to me

 

[JML1997]

+1 Red Hook Silver Dollar.. A species of Myleus..

 

[peewee]

yes, looks like a red hook.

 

[Torphaine]

trust me bros, if this is a simple red hook silver dollar, i wouldn't have asked for an ID. my red hooks have developed their distinctive red patches at 7 inch. this guy is already 9 inches and clean. also, its body colour is silverish black, not the glossy silver. its hook is also black instead of red. i got 2 of them in my comm swimming with my other myleus....

 

[mshill90]

hook fin isn't the right shape to be red hook IMO.

 

[DMD123]

Ive got 3 red hooks and not all have developed red spots on them. One has a hook just like yours that has just that little extra bump on the hook portion. I think of them all as regular red hooks.

 

[Allan01230]

That could actually be a thick barred silver dollar (blue hook) Myleus scombergki please excuse spelling. Does it have a black bar running down its side especially after a water change?

 

[Torphaine]

Ive got 3 red hooks and not all have developed red spots on them. One has a hook just like yours that has just that little extra bump on the hook portion. I think of them all as regular red hooks.

this fish is more black than silver, the coloration is similar to that of a black diamond piranha.

That could actually be a thick barred silver dollar (blue hook) Myleus scombergki please excuse spelling. Does it have a black bar running down its side especially after a water change?

nope, its not a blue hook, the mouth structure is different also. 1 thing i do notice is that its coloration is turning darker and darker.

 

[mshill90]

Maybe it's a silver dollar hybrid?