Pyrrhulina?

[rr16]

Hi, I picked these up today. Not the best pics but can anyone ID them please? They cme in as splash tetras which they clearly aren't. Think they're some kind of Pyrrhulina, but don't have spots like spilosa. Bit of a bluish sheen on top and very red fins.

 

[joemc]

Pyrrhulina brevis?

 

[rr16]

Not sure. Think some of today will be spent trawling through images on the net

 

[dw1305]

Hi all,

Pyrrhulina brevis?

Would be my guess as well based upon the very red fins. Hopefully some of the poster <"in this thread"> will come in.

cheers Darrel

 

[rr16]

Here are some more pics I just took. Tom C thinks they look like some he's caught, perhaps P. cf brevis. Anyway, hopefully these pics here are better. I only got 4 and I have at least 2 males I reckon. Been some showing off already. Am tempted to go back and get a few more.

 

[rr16]

Hi all,Would be my guess as well based upon the very red fins. Hopefully some of the poster <"in this thread"> will come in.

cheers Darrel

I didn't twig that, that was a link. However, I was just reading that thread.
It's an interesting one, and one I have read before. Still enjoyed reading it now, now that it's more relevant to me. I really feel the need to go back and get some more but it'll be next weekend before I get chance. However, they've been in the shop for 2 months apparently so perhaps I'll have a good chance of getting some more.

 

[rr16]

I bought 3 more and also emailed Marilyn Weitzman. She kindly replied and said they look like they're definetly in the group that P. brevis are in. Would be better if I had a catch location as well, but unfortunately not. Anyway, no sign of any breeding yet. Even the true splash tetras haven't been at it for a while now!