When I say alien, I mean alien to my tank. My 253 gallon tank has 2 large overflows built in. About a month ago I noticed a few tiny fish in one of the overflow boxes. I thought it kind of interesting but left them alone...except to ensure they were getting food. They've been in there at least a month that I know of. In the box it's very dark all the time because it's made of thick black plastic. I scooped the 3 fish out with a net today and threw them in my Festae fry tank. They're eyes looked very tiny at first.
What are they and where did they come from?? See them? The striped orange and black fish, not the Festae. They appeared in a cichlid tank and they're not cichlids so that rules out fry. The only thing I added to the tank when I got it was a huge chunk of wood that was in a big wood bin (out of the water) and dry as a bone when I got it. So I don't think they were in the wood. Maybe though. Can anyone ID these fish? It looks like a barb of some sort. I have some Filament Barbs in the tank but they look completely different-i.e.-no stripes. They're less than an inch long.
Sorry for the bad pic quality...they don't photograph well.
What are they and where did they come from?? See them? The striped orange and black fish, not the Festae. They appeared in a cichlid tank and they're not cichlids so that rules out fry. The only thing I added to the tank when I got it was a huge chunk of wood that was in a big wood bin (out of the water) and dry as a bone when I got it. So I don't think they were in the wood. Maybe though. Can anyone ID these fish? It looks like a barb of some sort. I have some Filament Barbs in the tank but they look completely different-i.e.-no stripes. They're less than an inch long.
Sorry for the bad pic quality...they don't photograph well.
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