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MizTanks
06-21-2012, 02:49 PM
Reefer bought a clam...later in the day this fish popped out of the clam.
http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j338/NanaReefer/Unknowfish.jpg
http://i1080.photobucket.com/albums/j338/NanaReefer/Unknownfish2.jpg

ebushrow
06-21-2012, 09:54 PM
I have no idea what type it is but it is cool .... as long as you didn't pay a ton for the clam...so Bump for some help

Bongo Shrimp
06-21-2012, 11:14 PM
Not normally commensal with Tridacnid clams but probably found it as the closest thing to what it normally lives with. The Conch Fish actually lives inside the shell of a conch or a few types of bivalves.

Astrapogon stellatus, Conchfish : aquarium (http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Astrapogon-stellatus.html)

(not my pic)
http://i51.tinypic.com/1zn09wk.jpg

It could also be Astrapogon puncticulatus which is a cousin to Astrapogon stellatus. Both are conch fish.

MizTanks
06-22-2012, 11:13 AM
Thanks Bongo! :highfive3:

jimsflies
06-22-2012, 12:03 PM
It's not going to win any fish beauty pageants.

schminksbro
06-22-2012, 01:14 PM
Listen to you "Molly Boy"! That fish is sweet!

It's not going to win any fish beauty pageants.

Bongo Shrimp
06-22-2012, 01:26 PM
I've seen them in person and they are actually very cool fish.

MizTanks
06-22-2012, 03:21 PM
listen to you "molly boy"! That fish is sweet!

omg roflmao!!

jimsflies
06-23-2012, 07:13 AM
I'm not feeling the love in this thread!

thefishgirl
07-29-2012, 10:09 AM
How do I miss this stuff? That's actually a really cool fish.