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, not a Plant expert and not a Brackish setup 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 in-home consultation and aquarium maintenance for my clients.
Hello,
first time poster here, I was given a mystery fish by a friend and I can't seem to figure out what type it is. I was told it was a "prehistoric grouper" but I can't find anything fitting that title on google. The closest thing I found was a humpback grouper but my fish is freshwater. It looks like it may be some type of cichlid. I wasn't sure how to upload more than one image so I have included a couple links: http://img190.imageshack.us/i/dscn1769r.jpg/ http://img20.imageshack.us/i/dscn1770u.jpg/
It was difficult to get a decent picture because he keeps hiding in that shell when I move around. He is orange (though you can't tell from the picture) with black stripes near the head and spots near the tail. He is about 3" in length and doesn't appear aggressive. Again he is freshwater. Thanks!
Answer Hi Chris;
I retrieved your question from the question pool...
I think your fish is a type of African Cichlid.
Do a web image search for some in the "Altolamprologus" family, perhaps "Altolamprologus calvus".
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