AboutChris Robbins Expertise I have 25+ years of personal experience as a pet
store employee and manager in the family pet store
business. The main part of our business was
Freshwater Fish. I can answer questions on; Fish care, diseases,
parasites and fish identification, feeding your
fish, breeding and sexing your fish, setting up
your aquarium, cleaning your aquarium, and
"what`s this weird stuff in my tank/on my
fish" questions. I am not an African Cichlid expert, Plant expert or Brackish Expert. No Pond or Saltwater Questions Please.
Experience I worked in and managed my family's fish and pet and fish store for 26 years and maintained the 35 aquariums. My experience also has included occasional in-home consultation and aquarium maintenance for my clients.
Expert: Chris Robbins Date: 3/2/2008 Subject: New fish!
Question Hello! Im not sure if you will be able to answer this but i got a new fish today and i totally forgot what it was called and i was wondering if you could help me out. I am going to try and attach a picture but if it doesnt work i will try my best to describe the fish. First off it is really shiney silver"torpedo" shape with bright pink fins. That is all I can really explain. It almost looks like a sardine and it hangs out on the top of the tank. I know at the store the guy told me the name and all i can really remember is that it sounded like chelsea or something... any help?
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Sorry if this is really vague, i just dont know how to explain it and i cant believe i forgot!
Answer Hi Alison;
The link worked great so I saw your excellent picture of your "Pink-Tailed Chalceus", or 'Chalceus macrolepidotus'. He's a very pretty and active fish in the tetra family that grows to be about 8 to 10 inches long. He needs at least a 55 gallon and larger as he grows. Keep the tank well-covered so he doesn't leap out. He will eat smaller fish so he needs to be with fish close to his own size. Here are some profile pages about him;
