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megaspoot
07/28/2007, 12:15 AM
anyone know what this guy is?
http://www.crackednuts.com/brood/tanks/october06/20061021_0143.JPG
edwing206
07/28/2007, 01:59 AM
He's beautiful! Damsel?
Hormigaquatica
07/28/2007, 02:26 AM
Its a juvenile Microspathodon chrysurus (http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=1122&genusname=Microspathodon&speciesname=chrysurus)
megaspoot
07/28/2007, 05:04 AM
Do they loose their dots as they grow?
spotfin
07/28/2007, 06:30 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10431180#post10431180 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by megaspoot
Do they loose their dots as they grow?

Yes
snapper1
07/28/2007, 08:48 AM
Looks like a Jewell Damsel they lose that Beautiful coloring and are very mean and Agressive.
megaspoot
07/29/2007, 01:42 AM
Dang, it's such a beautiful fish. If only it was nice and stayed like that.