What is this fish?

[jdryden]

its an Australian short finned eal. I messaged Solomon and asked him. (Don't know why I didn't try that the first time)

 

[jdryden]

That's an Ornate birchir. Also known as a Dinasourfish. Beautiful fish with a big appetite!

Just so you know, thats a Palmas Polli bichir, not an ornate.

 

[Tihsho]

Haha, never thought of that. Does kinda look like a tulip.

 

[guppy]

Must be a quite young one, as they get larger the nares less noticable. My first guess would have been A. rostatus (American eel) that would have been due to the nares and relatively short snout as well as eye size.

 

[Pufferpunk]

Just so you know, thats a Palmas Polli bichir, not an ornate.

Heh, what do I know. Just guessing... Do you mean the one here or the one in my link?

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Looks like a freshwater morray or somthing.

 

[jdryden]

Heh, what do I know. Just guessing... Do you mean the one here or the one in my link?

The one in the picture I posted. Didn't even think to check the link.

 

[convict94]

whatever it is i like it!!

 

[killerfish]

polypeterus is a palmas looks like a nice polli
anouther in the back round
a ctenopoma species can't remember off the top of my head and the circled fish looks like an american but looks to dark could be the gravel but i can't remember if american eels have there fin on the top like that

 

[Jeox]

Thats a very young G.tile (freshwater moray)
Shouldn't live in FW though....I have the biggest one that I know of on MFK, or anywhere else (30''+) and she used to look like that.

EDIT: just noticed the mouth is wrong.
too frog-like
My bad.