Indonesian mystery fish. ID?

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Indonesian mystery fish. ID?

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LFS got a batch of fishes they hadn't ordered.
Came from Indonesia.
They will not sell until positive ID has been established.

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Can anyone help?
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Post by Fella »

Looks to me like the fish commonly sold as "Croaking Toadfish". Can't find a scientific name on it, but they're low end brackish I think.
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Butterfly goby, Vespicula depressifrons http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Oddball ... 0Fishl.htm
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yeah, looks just like the butterfly gobies at my LFS.
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Thanx!
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Post by Woland »

Update:

LFS got a mail from Indonesia which contained positive ID and information about poisonous fins.
LFS freaked out, killed the lot of them...
Stupid.

The specimen in the picture is still alive though, and I have been offered to adopt it.
A high end brackish fish as I understand it, and I was wondering if it might do OK in a tank with Mollies and a GSP.
Opinions?
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Post by Pufferpunk »

They rarely move--GSP wold probably kill it, as with other gobies. Can't believe the LFS murdered all those special, exotic fish!
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Post by Woland »

Yeah. Gave the guy a cold & threatening look when he told me.
My GSP is (so far) a gentle being, well used to community existence.
Have had bumblebees and mollies with her for a long time without friction.
My brackish tank has a zillion caves and hideouts.
I'll think about it...
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Post by Woland »

Specimen was found dead this morning...
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Post by demented_lullaby »

Sorry to hear that,

My GSP Is evil! when I got him he had killed a fish and was eating it and chasing the rest of the fish all over the tank. I will never trust him with another fish lol.
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Post by messy_da_legend »

My GSP Is evil!
your GSP is normal! lol
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