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A hybrid or no? |
Centropyge bispinosa ID – 04/16/07
Hey guys,
<Hi Wes,
Mich here.>
(insert flowery praise here).
<Insert gushing
thanks here>
The other day, when compulsively reading through
your site, I found a description of a yellowfin / coral beauty
hybrid, and I'm wondering if that's what I've got.
<Hybrids
are possible with C. bispinosa, though this looks like a typical C.
bispinosa to me.>
I should say, depending on the angle, there is
much more of a blue to much of his head and body. I tried to get
onto fishbase with no luck. This fish seems to be relatively active
and not too bashful, but would love to know if there's anything else
I need to know regarding care for this guy.
<Some will nip at
corals and clam mantles>
He's eating off the rocks like mad and
taking small amounts of frozen varieties.
<A varied diet
supplemented with Spirulina is beneficial.>
Thanks as always for
you help!
<Welcome! -Mich>
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Coral beauty or Yellowfin?
Bob et al,
I recently (6 weeks ago)
added what I thought was a Coral Beauty, only to see on your site that
it may be a Yellowfin or moonbeam dwarf. How can I be sure?
<You
should be able to distinguish them from the photos. Please see here for
additional pictures
www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=10974&genusname=Centropyge
&speciesname=flavipectoralis>
My guy looks more like the guy in the
Yellowfin pic, and has the bright yellow pectoral fins, also bright blue
dorsal fin, blue tail and blue head, a yellow body with blue stripes.
<The yellow body part is off for this fish. All the photos I have ever
seen show a pretty dark body. There is a lot of hybridization amongst
Centropyges. Perhaps you have one. Feel free to send us a picture if you
can get it, something in the 400 KB range.>
Your description "good
fish for medium aggressive fish-only set-ups" kind of concerns me. The
Yellowfin is currently the only fishy inhabitant of a 55 gallon with
some mushrooms. I'd like to add some more softies in the future (I have
4x48"NO fluorescents). I also have a gold striped maroon clown freshly
in the quarantine tank. Do you foresee any problems?
<No>
I've
been watching for some nips at the mushrooms, none yet, keeping my
fingers crossed.
<LPS corals would be in more danger along with Xenia
and feather dusters.>
Any tankmates to suggest?
<As per most
Centropyge.>
It would also have to be DSB safe, no sand sifters
eating my pods.
<Not a problem with this fish. -Steven Pro>
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