Hitchhiker fish!!!

[xsamx]

Yeah, didnt know it was possible! LOL!! I have what looks like a bi color blenny that i just noticed! I dont think its a bi color blenny though.. He doesnt have the two little whiskers on his head.. His tail is also not a fin. It looks more like an eels tail! His head and most of his body is black\purple, and his tail section is yellow. Are there any other fish that look like Bi color Blennys? I got a picture of him, but its not the best quality.. Ill try to get a better one, all he does is poke his head of a crevice of LR..http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/97789000_04601.jpg

[AttackDonut]

I've had a number of hitchhiker fish, amazing they can live so long in live rock wrapped only in wet newspaper...

[reef runt]

blue ribbon eel?

[The Shrimp X]

i have no idea, i would need a better pics.

[xsamx]

i lured him out with some food! The pics are still really bad quality, but better then the first one.. Let me know! His a pretty sweet little fish! He loves to watch my 2spot goby and races arouind with my clown! He must have come in with a piece of LR i bought!.. http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/97789000_0473.JPG http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/97789000_0469.JPG

[GorillaReefer]

looks like a Bicolor Blenny

[The Shrimp X]

were was the rock from?

[xsamx]

Originally posted by The Shrimp X
were was the rock from?

I bought a coral, that was attached to the LR, I guess he was hiding in the piece of Rock.. An added bonus :)

[BigShade]

its not a bicolor blenny, i've never seen that guy before but its really cool looking. looks more like a goby or jawfish? nice hitchhiker! its cute

[xsamx]

Originally posted by BigShade
its not a bicolor blenny, i've never seen that guy before but its really cool looking. looks more like a goby or jawfish? nice hitchhiker! its cute

thats exactly what im saying! He looks more like a tadpole!

[The Shrimp X]

have you tried posting in http://reefcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=339 ? if not then try. I cant find any thing that it resembles.

can you try to describe any type of fish that it made be part of? It looks like a jawfish, but i cant finad any jawfish that resemble it.

[zfunk007]

That is one cool looking fish! He looks like one of those Caribbean pearly jawfish, cept with different colors. You need to find out what that is.

[BTTRFLYGRL]

Its so cute!!! lucky you

[AttackDonut]

question:

Is his mouth fixed (i.e. very small and no apparent jaw)?

If so, then you have a livebearing brotula, *definately* an extremely rare fish in captivity!

[xsamx]

Originally posted by AttackDonut
question:

Is his mouth fixed (i.e. very small and no apparent jaw)?

If so, then you have a livebearing brotula, *definately* an extremely rare fish in captivity!

yeah, he has a very small mouth! He loves mysis!! LOL.. I hope hes reef safe, so far hes having a blast in my tank and gets along great with his tankmates! I wish i could get a better picture.. My camera sucks for closeups, even though its a 4.0 megapixle. This is exciting, i wish i knew exactly what he was! Ill keep looking for info!!

[NicoleC]

Search fishbase. org for blennies - he appears to have a single long dorsal, so in that case he's not a goby.

Better pics would help.

[zfunk007]

Hey Brotula's are pretty neat looking fish. Although from what I've heard they are nocturnal and rarely if ever seen during the day time. This guy seems to like to swim around alot.

[The Shrimp X]

I did a search and i never found a brotula with those colors. It looks alot like them though. Hmm, i cant wait to find out what it is.

[InsaneClownFish]

My friends that is an Enchelyurus Flavipes- dubbed the Goldentail Blenny.

It's a comb tooth variety of the blenny currently being bred by a place called Proaquatix- http://www.proaquatix.com/

A couple of them showed up locally, and I almost bought one. Cute little bugger, but I already have my heart set on a Midas. Cheers!

[Jeremy Blaze]

Very cool!

Has anyone every ordered from proaquatix? I had never heard of them before.

[xsamx]

Originally posted by InsaneClownFish
My friends that is an Enchelyurus Flavipes- dubbed the Goldentail Blenny.

It's a comb tooth variety of the blenny currently being bred by a place called Proaquatix- http://www.proaquatix.com/

A couple of them showed up locally, and I almost bought one. Cute little bugger, but I already have my heart set on a Midas. Cheers!


Yep thats him alright! Thanks for the info!

[Rothie]

Jeremy-
They aren't retail

Proaquatix provides the finest aquacultured marine ornamentals to retail pet stores, aquarium maintenance businesses, and public aquariums and institutions. We do not sell directly to the public; however, we would be happy to assist you in finding a retail shop in your area that carries our fish. Please send email to info@proaquatix.com

[InsaneClownFish]

xsamx, not a problem! Enjoy your wonderful find! :)

[The Shrimp X]

OMG my LFs has a pair in, they are inseprible. lol. I cant believe they got some in let alone a pair
!!!

[xsamx]

Update on this little bugger.

He's still alive and doing great! He’s getting very fat and is very playful with my clown, two spot goby and my new cleaner shrimp. This is my favorite fish! I’ve been feeding him frozen Cyclop-eeze, Mysis, and even pellet food.
Has anyone else come across one of these guys at the LFS? If you have or you happen to, I would suggest buying one, you will never enjoy a fish more then this little guy. They do hide a lot in holes in the LR, but when they're swimming about the tank, it amazes me how cute they can be!

I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow, its just so hard to take good pictures of my tank because my camera doesnt have a macro setting:(

[count mackula]

I have one of these, sold to me as a bicolor blenny by an LFS in Northern CA.

It was one of the first fish I bought. At the time I had never actually seen a bicolor in person. They are quite different. The pix at proaquatix are the only I have ever seen on the web of the goldentail.

I've had him about 6 months and he's doing great. Probably my favorite fish. He'll eat anything you feed him, but doesn't really comb the rocks for algae.

He hides a lot but will come out if I stand in front of the tank (thinks it's time for food). I have seen him nip at my starfish, and open his mouth wide to intimidate other fish (he is the "big fish" in the tank), but generally peacefull.

[MarkSayers]

you got a better hitchiker than mine... butt fish.

[PoukieBear]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7138070#post7138070 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by MarkSayers
you got a better hitchiker than mine... butt fish.


**SNORT!!** :lol: Angela's gonad eating butt fish.

[Rothie]

Angela's butt fish is the superior conversation piece!The blenny is just another beautiful face-

[acrocrazy]

Its a Mozambique blenny i have a few in my tank...very hard to find goodluck...its coral and invert safe