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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>
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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
&species name=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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