Golden Shark ID/Question

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_Jessica_

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Work at LFS...have these guys in, listed as "Golden Sharks". Through some hunting around, I've found "leptobarbus hoevenii" aka Mad Barb, Redfin Cigar Shark. The first pic when you google is this, which is what the ones I have look like:
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ALL the rest of the pics show this:
leptobarbus_hoevenii_adult_1.jpg


Are they indeed the same fish, and the first pic is the juvie version? If not, what are those in the first pic? (I hope I'm making sense)
 
2nd pic not showing. Looks like a common minnow to me. Except the eyes and the tail. Tails are red and minnows arent. Eyes are a littlle different looking too.
 
do you work at school of fish?
 
I agree with the above they are golden sharks and can get past 15 inches with ease. I had 4 that were around 14inches when I got rid of them. I had a friend get rid of one that was 17 inches.
 
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