Fish ID

[NexDog]

Kind of looks like a hogfish, anyone know for sure?

 

[bradleyj]

Liopropoma sp Sunset basslet.

 

[somosomo]

That is some kind of Liopropoma basslet

 

[NexDog]

Cheers.

 

[NexDog]

Any info on this fish? Google doesn't provide many clues.

 

[Yurivd]

it is a nice fish
is it yours
where is it from

 

[Yurivd]

i have found this
http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/tiere/1660_Liopropoma_aurora.htm

 

[joetbs]

i have found this
http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/tiere/1660_Liopropoma_aurora.htm

that is not actually L. aurora. those are endemic to hawaii, though there are a couple cf auroras that are in the northern pacific.

the Sunrise basslets are collected in Bali and Java. they are not described, though if i had to guess i'd say its closest to L. mitratum. reach about 4.5". same care as others in the genus, need to provide caves and they can be rather reclusive. the blue eyes on these are really pretty under actinics

 

[Yurivd]

that is not actually L. aurora. those are endemic to hawaii, though there are a couple cf auroras that are in the northern pacific.

the Sunrise basslets are collected in Bali and Java. they are not described, though if i had to guess i'd say its closest to L. mitratum. reach about 4.5". same care as others in the genus, need to provide caves and they can be rather reclusive. the blue eyes on these are really pretty under actinics

no wonder thy do not look the same as the other L. aurora on the net

 

[LemonLemon]

thse are from philippines and are one of the tougher liopropomas to keep.

i've seen them being offered in Singapore very regularly, but each time only in onsies and twosies.

i've tried them a total of 4 times but everytime they either dissapear after awhile, or suffer from decompression problem. L. swalesi, mitratum from the same batch will survive and feed, but the yellow tail basslet just does not.

i have a friend who has kept them successfully before. it's the decompression problem that usually gets to them.

 

[NexDog]

Shop here in Japan has 2. Looked unusual which drew me to them, plus they are pink.

Think I'll pass though. Not big on reclusive basslets.