Has anyone heard of an African Blenny??

[bret61081]

There is a LFS(Fish Paradise for all of you in SOFL) that has a fish in their show tank that they call a African Blenny. its a cool little fish. It is mostly black and just the tip of its tail is yellow. Its similar to a bicolor but its much prettier. Its fin goes seemlessly all the way to from the head to the tip and moves its whole body as it swims. I asked if they can get them in and they said no and won;t sell the one in the show tank! Just wondering if anyone has ever seen them or knows the scientific name so I can have the LFS I usually do business with order it for me. Thanks!

 

[dogstar]

You could try Atrosalarias fuscus, aka Highfin. The juvies are yellow and turn black with age.

 

[bret61081]

Originally Posted by Dogstar
You could try Atrosalarias fuscus, aka Highfin. The juvies are yellow and turn black with age.
hmm...nope...looked it up on fishbase.org and its not it....I think I looked through 100 pics with no luck!!

 

[bret61081]

the closest thing I found so far is this one
http://species.fishindex.com/photo_3...urus_ater.html

 

[mimzy]

this it?
http://www.tjorvar.is/assets/images/fangblenny.jpg

 

[bret61081]

not even close! looks just like the one in the link Ijust posted but its tail is yellow...the owner of the store said that he only got in 2...one to his partner and one in the display tank and has never been able to get them back in. he said its been in there since last year sometime...so I will find out if it has changed colors like one dogstar was speaking of.
dgostar...what LFS do you go to...I see ur in SOFL aswell

 

[mimzy]

...u mean...this?
http://species.fishindex.com/photo_3...ssambicus.html

 

[bret61081]

nope! I went through them all...looks exactly like the one I posted all black with the the tail being a deep yellow.

 

[mimzy]

oh well. I tried.

 

[bret61081]

Originally Posted by Mimzy
oh well. I tried.

hehe Thank you for trying!! I had NO IDEA how many different cool blennys there are! I think I am just gonna go with a midas though...I put one on hold today...it was only 18$ so what the heck! he was pretty cute too!!

 

[dogstar]

Originally Posted by Bret61081
dgostar...what LFS do you go to...I see ur in SOFL aswell
Bret

Im pretty much done on stocking my tank so my only puchases now are mainly food and saltmix. I buy food from Exotic Aquatics on Oakland Park because I live close to there and salt from Big Al's.
I stop alot at any store Im near if I have time just to look around. Like going to the zoo.
Not sure where Fish Paridise is. Is that the store on Hallandale Beach Blvd.
GL with the Blenny.