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A hybrid or no?
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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>
Wes |
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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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