i got a fish from a friend who said that this pure white fish that looks alittle transparent was biting off the tail fins of his other fish.i know this is a characteristic of piranha . but i seriously doubt that it is .i know it is hard to say without actually seeing the fish but could anyone have an idea what kinda fish this maybe
2007-03-20 18:16:48 · 8 answers · asked by brianlr2000 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
there are a LOT of nippy fish out there, and a lot of white coloured fish, it really could be a wide range of things! a better discription including size would help.
not a piranha though, they're more dark brown/green/red in colour, the red bellies are anyway which are the more commonly found one, and they shouldn't be in community tanks anyway!
2007-03-21 00:43:40 · answer #1 · answered by catx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a pink convict cichlid. They have a big mouth and the males have a hump on their heads that gets bigger as they age.
It's not a piranha...piranha look like the red-bellied pacu at the pet store.
Maybe you could take a photo of your fish and upload it to photobucket or somewhere, and see if someone recognized it from the picture.
2007-03-21 02:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by Judi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd need a better description. It could be a tetra or barb. Most piranha are actually vegetarians and quite peaceful, only attacking sick fish.
2007-03-21 06:21:48 · answer #3 · answered by bzzflygirl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a betta fish a.k.a. the Siamese fighting fish. They come in all colors and are easy to get. When they (males) are put in a bowl with another fish it will instinctively attack the other fish, biting and ripping the other fish's fins and tail. Let alone long enough they will kill.
They are easy to take care of and cool to have around.
For more info go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betta
2007-03-21 01:29:28 · answer #4 · answered by infiniteson 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
could be anything by your vague description - how about adding more details like size, shape, fin shape, markings, etc?
could be a betta, could be a cichlid, could be any fish that's old and lost it's coloring.
2007-03-21 01:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by booda1113 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have kissing gouramis...they are white, and they can be ******* . they are about 2 inches ling, have long fins on the top anf large "puckering lips'.......good lord only knows what else is out there...cichlids, pacus...look online...
2007-03-21 01:21:37 · answer #6 · answered by frecklegirl145 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is it freshwater? if it is it might be a white molly does its tail look like a moon? it might be. look it up on google
2007-03-21 01:25:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a oscar
2007-03-21 04:38:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋