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Rox on Nov. 17
Rox on Nov. 17
Not the clearest picture, but shows his colors well. In a matter of days his spots were gone.
Any guess on an ID now?
posted by: bip_ 4u

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Nov 18th, 2009
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Jeremy Weir » posted 2009/11/18 10:49 pm
Where did you get him?
bip_ 4u (m) » posted 2009/11/18 10:57 pm  
Just a local lfs Jeremy.
Jeremy Weir » posted 2009/11/18 11:17 pm  
What did they say he was?
bip_ 4u (m) » posted 2009/11/18 11:19 pm  
He was in a mixed tank, so he wasn't labled.
Rob Robinson » posted 2009/11/18 11:40 pm
Pretty!
mick shield » posted 2009/11/18 11:46 pm
color came on real fast
Mark & Kathy Lindamood » posted 2009/11/19 01:16 am
mo beats » posted 2009/11/19 01:24 am
Phil S. » posted 2009/11/19 01:37 am
Could be a fire blue, variant of the red empress. Protomelas taeniolatus Magunga 'Fire Blue'
Jay Dela Cruz » posted 2009/11/19 01:50 am
probably Phil is right on Prot 'fire blue'
Vince Cooper (m) » posted 2009/11/19 03:17 am
the spots that he had makes me say hybrid
Jeremy Weir » posted 2009/11/19 03:33 am  
Maybe something like red empress Otopharynx lithobates mix.
mo beats » posted 2009/11/19 03:49 am
bip, are his pelvic and anal fin red?
mo beats » posted 2009/11/19 03:59 am
to me it looks like o. ovatus by the markings and color, the red in the fins throws me off tho
Justin Deans » posted 2009/11/19 06:28 am
dennis chiong maya » posted 2009/11/19 02:25 pm
Richard Lima » posted 2009/11/19 04:51 pm
Coming along nicely
Ryan Huynh » posted 2009/11/20 06:37 am
He has red empress' shape
bip_ 4u (m) » posted 2009/11/20 08:57 pm  
Thanks everyone.
Mo, yes the fins are red.
fourdell kidson » posted 2009/12/15 01:06 pm

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Latest comments:
Vince Cooper, 2010-03-22 15:18

Thanks everyone !!
richard schenfeld, 2010-03-22 15:15

he looks like a drac...?lol
richard schenfeld, 2010-03-22 15:07

how many new fish did you pick up ?
richard schenfeld, 2010-03-22 15:03

thats a cool fish ive only read about then i havent seen in person yet
richard schenfeld, 2010-03-22 14:57

nice
Erik Cartwright, 2010-03-22 14:47

Yesss Sirrrrrrrrrr.