What is this fish?

BCShelly · #1 11-17-2007, 10:04 PM

I bought a new soft coral rock yesterday as they were 1/2 price (and you can never have too much) and low and behold about 2 hours later I find a new fish in my tank!! He must have been in a hole in the rock that kept water in it. I didn't get the rock home for about a hour so he is a pretty lucky guy. Anyone know what kind of fish he is? He's bright purple and a bit shy.

Samw · #2 11-17-2007, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BCShelly

I bought a new soft coral rock yesterday as they were 1/2 price (and you can never have too much) and low and behold about 2 hours later I find a new fish in my tank!! He must have been in a hole in the rock that kept water in it. I didn't get the rock home for about a hour so he is a pretty lucky guy. Anyone know what kind of fish he is? He's bright purple and a bit shy.

magenta dottyback. nice fish.

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.u...article_id=215
http://www.marinedepotlive.com/straw...dottyback.html

hillbillyreefer · #3 11-17-2007, 11:22 PM

That is one of the nicest hitchers I've seen. Congrats, scores like that are rare. I only seem to get pests.

BCShelly · #4 11-18-2007, 12:01 AM

Thanks, I figured it was quite the score!

Myka · #5 11-18-2007, 12:45 AM

They are most often referred to as Orchid Dottybacks. I'm going to add one to my tank soon.

scumchug · #6 11-18-2007, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Myka

They are most often referred to as Orchid Dottybacks. I'm going to add one to my tank soon.

The Magenta dottyback and the Orchid Dottyback look much the same, but are very different. The Orchid Dottyback is much more peaceful. I had a Magenta that terrorized every fish in the tank that was the same size or smaller. Keep a close eye on that guy.