Fish ID

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[SFish]

It was facing me when I took the pic. It was swimming front to back of the tank. Not the greatest pic but u can see a bit of detail in the reflection of the glass. Cool how it has the red strip down the middle of it's body.

 

[cloak]

Pinnatus Batfish.

https://www.saltwaterfish.com/product-pinnatus-batfish

 

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Cool
Thanks

 

[Bent]

Indeed it is. Might I also mention that they are extremely delicate and get enormous. Like over a foot long enormous. Minimum tank size in most cases are suggested at 200 gallons.

They also are not reef safe I don't think.

 

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I don't own it and wasn't thinking of buying it. I just saw it at the LFS and was wondering what it was. Never saw anything like it. I've seen pictures of bat fish but none like this. I think bat fish are ugly.

 

[jml1149]

Was it at an LFS in Florida?

 

[SFish]

Nope Wisconsin

If I had a 200 plus tank I would want this fish

 

[Bent]

I don't own it and wasn't thinking of buying it. I just saw it at the LFS and was wondering what it was. Never saw anything like it. I've seen pictures of bat fish but none like this. I think bat fish are ugly.

It will loose that orange outline I think.

 

[SFish]

This is one of my favorite fish

 

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I would never buy one though. If you look up file fish they don't look like this kinda the same situation.

 

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It will loose that orange outline I think.

That sucks

That was one of the things I like about it

 

[Maritimer]

They lose the orange.

They lose the black.

They lose the super-tall fins.

They become big (very), round, brown fish, faintly banded with a slightly lighter brown.

It's a shame - the juvies are awesome.

~Bruce