can u help id these please

[danjem]

hi we visited a lfs and they had these fish in and the fish shop said they were purple chomis but we have searched the internet and cannot find a proper name or any information..... any information would be great.

thank you jem and danny

here is a link to the picture .........

http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww156/dannywoods1/100_0038.jpg

[Gwynhidwy]

Are you asking about the pink fish in the middle of the picture or the blue fish lower in the photo?

The pink fish is an anthias of some sort.

The lower fish is a Chromis spp, but looks like a Chromis viridis, blue green chromis, to me. Could be Chromis atripectoralis, which is sometimes sold as "purple chromis", but looks like a blue green except that C. atripectoralis will have a black spot at the base of the pectoral fins. There is also a fish, Chromis scotti sometimes sold under that name, and I have seen Chromis cyanea sold under that as well. Good luck!

[danjem]

sorry i should have given more details .. yes it is the pink one we are after more details on.... thank you

[Gwynhidwy]

Hmm, well I'm not great at anthias ID, so I can't really help you with specifics. I am pretty sure that it is an anthias of some sort, and not a Chromis spp. though. Hopefully someone with more knowledge of anthias will come along.

[copps]

Luzonichthys genus anthias...

[BS]

http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww156/dannywoods1/100_0038.jpg

[danjem]

thank you very much for the information ... do you happen to have a website link with good information because ive tried searching on the name and still having trouble finding good information.

Are they seen as rare? as iam not having much look finding information ... or maybe thats just me lol ... but this is the first time weve ever seen these guys

thank you again jem and danny

[danjem]

This i a better pic of the fish Thanks


http://i715.photobucket.com/albums/ww156/dannywoods1/100_0124.jpg

[Mentat]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14644865#post14644865 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by copps
Luzonichthys genus anthias...
Agree, below link will take you to the Fishbase genus page and from there can you compare with all described species. For final id., fin ray counts might be required. Luzonichthys (http://www.fishbase.org/NomenClature/ScientificNameSearchList.php?crit1_fieldname=SYNONYMS.SynGenus&crit1_fieldtype=CHAR&crit1_operator=EQUAL&crit1_value=Luzonichthys&crit2_fieldname=SYNONYMS.SynSpecies&crit2_fieldtype=CHAR&crit2_operator=contains&crit2_value=&group=summary&backstep=-2)

[danjem]

ty.... weve bn tryin since yesterday to count there fin ray but they seem very timid at min while there settling in .... so is there another way to id these guys or does anyone keep these?

thank you jem n danny

[danjem]

bump

[copps]

Your fish is most likely L. waitei... either way it doesn't matter as the care for the genus seems to be the same... frequent feedings in clean water with no boisterous tankmates... feed very frequently up front for them to restore their fat reserves...

[danjem]

weve a pair of false percs 2 bangii cardinal, 7 green chromis and 1 yellow clown goby ... they seem to have settled in a little now there is 2 or 3 that is more adventous at the moment and have joined in with following the green chromis but the others are still hiding and nervous.
we feed them cylopeds a little all thro day, flakes in morning and garlic brine shrimp at nite .... is there any way to sex them and do u know wot the breeding habits are or do they not breed in captivaty ??

thank you