What kind of fish is this?

[Deadliestviper7]

Reminds me of a young lockdown or spadefish

 

[krichardson]

Reminds me of a young lockdown or spadefish

If I ever get back into salt I'm going to have a group of lookdowns.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

If I ever get back into salt I'm going to have a group of lookdowns.

Cool,if u ever do u should also get some eels,back when we had the saltwater community the snowflake moray was my favorite and was hand fed.

 

[krichardson]

Cool,if u ever do u should also get some eels,back when we had the saltwater community the snowflake moray was my favorite and was hand fed.

Always wanted a Hawaiian Dragon Eel.They were really big bucks back when I was in the salt game.I would also like to have a trumpetfish.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Always wanted a Hawaiian Dragon Eel.They were really big bucks back when I was in the salt game.I would also like to have a trumpetfish.

Have u ever seen a big cornetfish? They are like trumpetfish and some get rather large,an aquarium down here has several over 2feet.

 

[krichardson]

Have u ever seen a big cornetfish? They are like trumpetfish and some get rather large,an aquarium down here has several over 2feet.

Yes they are very similar looking.In fact I have never heard that name before and I could have seen photos of them and assumed that they were trumpets

 

[Deadliestviper7]

Yes they are very similar looking.In fact I have never heard that name before and I could have seen photos of them and assumed that they were trumpets

The main difference is that cornet fish have a long streamer on their tail.

 

[krichardson]

The main difference is that cornet fish have a long streamer on their tail.

I read that some cornets can reach six feet in length.

 

[Deadliestviper7]

I read that some cornets can reach six feet in length.

This is true.
Another interesting fish is the houndfish,which seems to never be kept in captivity,it's salt waters answer to the gar and is a good fighting fish that has green bones.

 

[krichardson]

This is true.
Another interesting fish is the houndfish,which seems to never be kept in captivity,it's salt waters answer to the gar and is a good fighting fish that has green bones.

Yeah and for good reason as such fish would require a massive so they wouldn't injure their snouts after a quick burst of movement.
It would be neat if there was a freshwater fish that looked like that tang.