Fish Identification

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EChambers89

EChambers89

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Aug 17, 2015
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First I would like to say that I hooe I'm posting this in the right section. My friend bought a fish from our local lfs and they had it labeled as a Parkinson Rainbow, but it doesn't look quit like one. He has posted on multiple forums around the web but no one seems to have an answer.

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It looks similar, but it doesnt have the stripes in its tail. I will see if he can get me a better picture.
 
Not that I was sure of ID by any means, but there are a number of Prochilodus without stripes in the tail. Although the most common in the aquarium trade, P insignis has the striped tail, other species such as magdalenae, lineatus, and nigricans don't have the dramatic striping. Many of these could have appeared as contaminants in a shipment of fish from S America.
 
Thank you guys for the helpful information, he thinks he has it figured out based on this information.
 
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I hope this is ok, I know on other forums starting a new thread can be a no no. I bought this guy in a dark fish store and it is definitely not what I thought it was, hoping someone could identify my fish as well. Sorry for the thread jack if I'm not doing this right. I'm guessing a washed out flowerhorn?
 
PurpleSilver said:
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I hope this is ok, I know on other forums starting a new thread can be a no no. I bought this guy in a dark fish store and it is definitely not what I thought it was, hoping someone could identify my fish as well. Sorry for the thread jack if I'm not doing this right. I'm guessing a washed out flowerhorn?
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No biggie but just to let ya know for future reference, posting your own new threads is NOT a no no here...but posting unrelated photos and queries on someone else's thread is kind of frowned upon.Nice looking fish though.
 
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