Unknown Fish

[knightmare]

I have two fish that my wife has bought. I asked for the name but she doesnt know. So I'm going to ask any one out there if u can please help me find out what fish they are.
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2L x 1.5H brown with white spots(meddium sized spots)
They swim just like my damsal I have and I need just the comman name and not the scientific name. So if any one out there can help me know what fish i have I will be greatfull. Thanks Jason

 

[amphiprion]

Well the first fish that comes to mind with that description is this:

If it is,it's an Harlequin Sweetlips - juvenile. In the ocean they get to be around 28" and in the home they need an aquarium around 200 gallons when mature.
They sort of swim like clowns.
Are very difficult to acclimate to a home tank when they are juveniles - majority will starve to death unless you can get them eating immediately. Must not be kept with agressive tankmates that will snap at the food before they get a chance to feed.
Is this isn't the fish - never mind

[ July 14, 2001: Message edited by: Amphiprion ]

 

[knightmare]

To Amphiprion,
Thanks for the photo and thanks for the information you passed on to me about them.Now comes the challenge to do what you asked, but the 200 gallon tank. Thats to far from my reach at the moment. The other question I would like to ask you or any other fellow saltwater tankers is, "what do they eat?" I got Brine shrimp, with vitamin's added.I also have Formula One w/ caulerpa algae and it has vitamin's added as well.
But wow on the size info.
Thanks Amphiprion

 

[mr . salty]

Try frozen MYSIS shrimp.My fish love it,and it is better for your fish than brine.It comes in sheets just like brine.

 

[grouperhead]

sweetlips will eat just about anything. if you have any inverts in your tank, they will become a meal too. try brine, mysis, maybe some prime reef?, and small meaty foods. bo
[ July 14, 2001: Message edited by: Grouperhead ]

 

[amphiprion]

Knight..
I knew that 200g tank size would be intimidating. I honestly don't know how big they will get in captivity. I've only ever seen juveniles. Not too many people I know have that size tank
Here's what they look like when mature.

Good luck - did you say you got two

 

[seafish]

i had a sweetlips it is a asome fish i got it from this web site it was a beautyful fish till my hawk fish beat it to death when i was at work mine loed eating formual 1 and 2 also thay eat plankton you can get it at almost any ifs my sweetlips was about 5 inces long and i think he was my favorite fish i will get anouther but we are moveing so i will have to wait also if your fish are eating you shoud be alwright but if it is not eating you better put him in a tank by them self thay wont eat if you have aggresive eaters in the tank good luck i think you will injoy your 2 sweetlips i did

 

[knightmare]

To Mr. Salty, Seafish and Grouperhead,
Thank you for your time in giving me the information you passed on to me.I will put that on my list as well as the agressive fish list.I have only one agressive fish in the tank and my wife just loves the domino.The other fish just swim around and mind thier own business. the only one who looks at the two sweetlips is the royal gramma.But it just looks at them and swims off to the rock it hides in.
Like i said to your replys ,Yank you very much..... go easy all saltwater tankers