please identify this fish

[sunrise]

Hello,

I am new to the HFB.  I bought a freshwater 75 gallon aquarium with fish.  I have identified most of the fish except this one. Picture attached.  Help, My picture size is too large 296kb!

Thanks, sunrise

[fishlady]

Re: please identify this fish

welcome to the box,  i don't see any attachment on here? you may have to set the picture up in photobucket.com, or use your photograph software if you have any to resize it.

[rrocket2002]

Re: please identify this fish

Position your mouse over your picture file and "right click".

Select "open with" and choose MS Paint.

Click on "Image".

Click on "Stretch/Skew".

In the Stretch section, reduce the amount to 50% on both Vertical and Horizontal.

Click "OK"

"Save as" choose another name or add to the existing.... ex. picture.jpg to picture_1.jpg.

You should be able to post the picture after doing this.

[fishlady]

Re: please identify this fish

your so smart Raul......

[rrocket2002]

Re: please identify this fish

your so smart Raul......

I totally disagree...I'm about as dumb as they come.

[wvgdiscus]

Re: please identify this fish

[/quote] I totally disagree...I'm about as dumb as they come.[/quote]

I agree with you Raul

[rrocket2002]

Re: please identify this fish

It takes a dummy to know a dummy...

[sunrise]

Re: please identify this fish

ok, I try the MS Paint method

[sunrise]

Re: please identify this fish

Thanks, Raul

[rrocket2002]

Re: please identify this fish

I've seen this fish before...but the name escapes me.

[fishlady]

Re: please identify this fish

either a proceolotis or a rainbow?

[Mzungu]

Re: please identify this fish

Does this look anything like him?

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=283

Sorry, kinda hard to see in the picture.

[fishlady]

Re: please identify this fish

close....but the fins are different i think...and it's slimmer than that one.....maybe my old eyes though 8O

but it very well may be that one MB....good find....

[eklikewhoa]

Re: please identify this fish

I second Mzungu's link....that's what it looks like to me.

[sunrise]

Re: please identify this fish

Mzungu,

The fish does have the head pointed downward most of the time.  The white parts on the fins on the one in your link are red/ orange on my unknown fish.  The color of the body is more subdued that the one in the link.  The overall shape of the fish is very similar.  My fish is around 5 inches in length as best I can tell.  Its a shy fish.

sunrise