Need another fish ID

[imagirlgeek]

I know, I know...but I am running the Home for Wayward Fish.  Here's a fish that we really thought was going to die.  He was horribly beat up and pretty much blind.  After rounds of antibiotics, he's doing so much better.  Here's a pic.  Now what the heck is he???  He's about 7-8 inches.  

[NDsuperduty]

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I looked at the fish first and thought it was like a 2" fish.  I cant believe that thing is 7".  That would be a cool fish to have in an asian style tank.

Could it be related to a tinfoil barb?

[CichlidFan]

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I'm not sure, but I do like him.... :)

CF

[imagirlgeek]

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Could it be related to a tinfoil barb?

I don't know, but that's a good direction to start looking...I'll whip out some books and browse the section with tinfoil barbs.  Maybe he'll pop out at me.

[NDsuperduty]

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I search pictures using the family name for Barbs, and found some similar looking fish.  The one key difference I kept find was the bottom fins and the shape of the tail fins.  Fish in the barb family had a pronounced V shaped tail fin compared to this ones flat fin

[imagirlgeek]

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Hmmmm....well, he kind of reminds me of a giant, slimmer hatchetfish....what do you think?  Maybe get a hit going that direction?

[fishlady]

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nice looking fish ...i like it too...hope you id it so we'll know what it is...

[imagirlgeek]

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Oh Loretta, you should have seen him when he got here.  Both eyes were totally clouded over, his tailfin was chewed up, he was missing so many scales.  It was just so sad.  I'm on a mission to ID this fish.  

[fishlady]

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well i do hope you do.....and i know he/she appreciates the love and care that you've given so far.....

[imagirlgeek]

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I think I found him!!

http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/aquarium/triportheus_angulatus.htm

Not much else out there on this fish....weird.

[Zulaab]

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I am thinking you are right on with that ID...
English name : Narrow Hatchfish or Dusky narrow hatchetfish

It writes that 6.5in is the max length..  There isnt much information about them that is true... since I can read Danish I am noticing a few pieces of information about the fish in Danish.  Its not imported much as its cousin the "Giant Hatchetfish" is more popular and only reaches about 2.5in in length.

Pretty much a VERY rare fish to have as you will prolly have to look far and wide to find more of them.
They thrive best with access to live food.  They do eat other smaller fish so be careful about who its tank mates are.  They lists that it will when grown (slow grower) will eat fish the size of a Neon Tetra.

The only book that shows it might have some information is : 500 Freshwater Aquarium Fish: A Visual Reference to the Most Popular Species

[imagirlgeek]

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Cool!  Thank you for the information!  He's in a tank with other fish around his size, some of which are live food eaters so he has access to rosey reds when he's ready.  So far I haven't seen him go after any, but he may still be getting back to his full health.  He's nibbled on some pellets, so that's a good start.  I really wonder where he came from?  I mean, I know my cousin bought a tank from a woman and all the fish came with it.  This was one of them.  But I'm now wondering how she got a hold of him.

[Zulaab]

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From everything I can find about them is that they periodically are imported, but since there is not much desire for them because they require a bigger tank (min 55gal)   You may want to ask Charles at FR-II and see if he knows if any of his sources can get some in.  They will school :)
As I said earlier they are closely related to the hatchet family of fish but all its cousins are much smaller 2-3in in size when they are fully grown :)

** note I updated the previous post with more information **

[eklikewhoa]

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His tail resembles that of a tetra.....like emperor or congo tetra...a male one.

[Mzungu]

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Very cool! I thought the same thing, it was some kind of hatchet fish that was probably around 2 inches. 7-8 inches, wow!

For future IDs, a helpful hint is that your guy has an adipose fin, which is characteristic of all characins (tetras and the like).