Fish That Flash?

[ptychoptera]

I'm trying to compile a list of fish that can flash colors.

Chromis flavicauda
Hoplolatilus chlupatyi
Paracheilinus spp. (males)

Does anyone know of any others?

 

[Luiz Rocha]

A lot of Cirrhilabrus do too... I didn't know about C. flavicauda, what colors does it flash? Got any pics?

 

[snorvich]

Chromis flavicauda is uncommon in the trade, coming from Brazil. But they do flash.

 

[SDguy]

Carberryi anthias males flash.

 

[JHemdal]

Flashlight fish (grin).

Jay

 

[SDguy]

I was waiting for that one

 

[romsoccer12]

if flash you mean change colors really fast, my starry blenny did it all the time from orange to brown

 

[rmougey]

Um.... cuttlefish?

OK... so it isn't a fish.... still cool to watch though.

 

[A sea K]

I believe there is a flashing Tilefish also.

Oops, nevermind, I figured it out now.

 

[bradleyj]

Just caught my condei flashing.

 

[JHemdal]

Just a side note (not a fish of course): the "electric scallop" Lima sp. that can flash its mantle, looks all the world like it is bioluminescent, but they don't flash in the dark, so that shows that the flashing they show is simply reflected light seen when they flap the edge of their mantle. FWIW: They don't do any better in captivity than other file shells.

Jay

 

[Bongo Shrimp]

Here is a video of a flashing tilefish one of my LFSs had a few months ago.
Flashing Tilefish Video

 

[ddinox64]

That is awesome. I'd take a whole tank of those.