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Identifying fish species
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2025 5:46 am
by sweetie_22
i got him as a red dwarf lion but now i'm wondering is he a fuzzy lion, a zebra lion, a shortfin lion or a fumanchu lion fish?
Re: Identifying fish species
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2025 6:10 am
by sweetie_22
he's like 3-5 inches
Re: Identifying fish species
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2025 8:04 am
by brixo
I think I've got it narrowed down to D. blazulipterus - you know, the ones they call Shortfin, Dwarf, or Fuzzy dwarf. I'm gonna take a chance here and say it's a male. Males have those larger heads and longer pectoral fins, plus more bands. Females usually only have 4 bands.
Re: Identifying fish species
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2025 8:58 am
by sweetie_22
Thanks
Re: Identifying fish species
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2025 10:04 am
by luminox
Appears to be a Fumanchu lionfish, also known as dwarf fuzzy lion.
Re: Identifying fish species
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2025 11:42 am
by starfish
luminox wrote: ↑Fri Aug 01, 2025 10:04 am
Appears to be a Fumanchu lionfish, also known as dwarf fuzzy lion.
fu man chu are a different breed from dwarf fuzzy lionfish, they got those distinct 2 prong things coming from their mouths
Re: Identifying fish species
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2025 12:27 pm
by flame9x
Signature overload is real. You've got a spot in your profile for tank specs, might want to use that instead.