Ghost Cardinals... or not?

Jaffster · 01/16/2018, 04:11 PM

Hi - First time poster here! Many google searches have led me here and Reddit just doesn't seem to cut the mustard, so here I am.

I'm struggling a bit with the ID of these fish. They were sold as 'Ghost Cardinals' but once I started to read about them I began to doubt this. First off, here's some pictures of the fish that we have:

Initial searches for 'Ghost Cardinal' point to Apogon Leptacanthus, which upon further investigation doesn't seem to be right. This is what A. Leptacanthus actually looks like:

The Caudal fin is completely different, as is the colouring. There's no blue spot on our fish, just a lovely blue/green pearlescent tint.

Can anybody help? Just do a google image search for 'Ghost Cardinalfish' and you'll see that they're very different to what we have

pfan151 · 01/16/2018, 06:34 PM

Just look like Green chromis to me.

Tripod1404 · 01/16/2018, 06:52 PM

Those are blue green chromis

Jaffster · 01/16/2018, 07:00 PM

Both of you - Thanks! Those are exactly what we have, we're going to pick up another 5 tomorrow so I'll be sure to let the shop know what they have actually sold to us.

Sorry for not knowing this, I can ID tropical fish no problem but this is my first reef tank. Doh!

Member No. 1 · 01/16/2018, 07:25 PM

Something else to take up with the store keeper, if they sold you the blue/green chromis as "Ghost Cardinals" then I'm sure they charged you a premium because the fish you have typically, depending on size, sell anywhere between $3.99-$5.99.

Reefpuck · 01/16/2018, 07:53 PM

I'd take what they say with a grain of salt in the future. That's not a unique/rare fish which might be hard to ID...quite the opposite.

pfan151 · 01/16/2018, 08:44 PM

And be careful just adding them to your tank. They are very prone to uronema which is a tank killer.

Tripod1404 · 01/16/2018, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pfan151

And be careful just adding them to your tank. They are very prone to uronema which is a tank killer.

Yeah dont get any if any of the fish have open sores or redness on body.

01/16/2018, 04:11 PM	#1
Jaffster Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 31	Ghost Cardinals... or not? Hi - First time poster here! Many google searches have led me here and Reddit just doesn't seem to cut the mustard, so here I am. I'm struggling a bit with the ID of these fish. They were sold as 'Ghost Cardinals' but once I started to read about them I began to doubt this. First off, here's some pictures of the fish that we have: Initial searches for 'Ghost Cardinal' point to Apogon Leptacanthus, which upon further investigation doesn't seem to be right. This is what A. Leptacanthus actually looks like: The Caudal fin is completely different, as is the colouring. There's no blue spot on our fish, just a lovely blue/green pearlescent tint. Can anybody help? Just do a google image search for 'Ghost Cardinalfish' and you'll see that they're very different to what we have

01/16/2018, 07:25 PM	#5
Member No. 1 Ver. 2.1 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rehoboth, MA Posts: 1,803	Something else to take up with the store keeper, if they sold you the blue/green chromis as "Ghost Cardinals" then I'm sure they charged you a premium because the fish you have typically, depending on size, sell anywhere between $3.99-$5.99. __________________ Pete "I never make mistakes... I thought I did once, but I was wrong" Current Tank Info: In the process - http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2661614

01/16/2018, 07:53 PM	#6
Reefpuck Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Georgetown, TX Posts: 1,122	I'd take what they say with a grain of salt in the future. That's not a unique/rare fish which might be hard to ID...quite the opposite. __________________ Josh Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef w/ 55g sump/fuge.

01/16/2018, 06:34 PM	#2
pfan151 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,897	Just look like Green chromis to me.

01/16/2018, 06:52 PM	#3
Tripod1404 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,821	Those are blue green chromis

01/16/2018, 07:00 PM	#4
Jaffster Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 31	Both of you - Thanks! Those are exactly what we have, we're going to pick up another 5 tomorrow so I'll be sure to let the shop know what they have actually sold to us. Sorry for not knowing this, I can ID tropical fish no problem but this is my first reef tank. Doh!

01/16/2018, 08:44 PM	#7
pfan151 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: FL Posts: 1,897	And be careful just adding them to your tank. They are very prone to uronema which is a tank killer.