Tucan Fish (Chalceus erythrurus)

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Vicious_Fish;3942469; said:
These guys are also called Yellow-finned Pink-tailed Chalceus. :D


Ohhhhhh I know what they are now. I almost bought one of the yellowtailed ones. Are the any different from the pink ones? Becides looking slightly diffrent.
 
Howdy,

Nice fish, I used to have some myself :thumbsup:
It's actually a schooling fish, it'd enjoy some company of its own kind :thumbsup:

HarleyK
 
Delhezi B;3942774; said:
Ohhhhhh I know what they are now. I almost bought one of the yellowtailed ones. Are the any different from the pink ones? Becides looking slightly diffrent.

The Pink-tailed one is Chalceus macrolepidotus so they are a different species. They had one of those at the pet store I got this guy from but I like C. erythrurus better because of the scales. They appear larger and more pronounced in this species.

HarleyK;3942811; said:
Howdy,

Nice fish, I used to have some myself :thumbsup:
It's actually a schooling fish, it'd enjoy some company of its own kind :thumbsup:

HarleyK

Thanks Harley. I was reading up on them and they said it's best to keep them singly if you don't have the room for 6 or more. They had one more at the pet store where I got this one from. Do you think it would benefit if I bought the 2nd one or will they fight?
 
^ Hmm....so it sounds like I might just stick with the single one then. Thanks 12 Volt. By the way, those barbs are monsters!
 
12 Volt Man;3943415; said:
I had two large ones in my 90, one died from injuring itself on the glass though.

they would sit at opposite ends of the tank. like they had territories under at the tank surface LOL.

here is an old pic of one of them:

holy cow thoses lemon fin barbs are massive!
 
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