Help me identify these fish we caught in Galveston (1 Viewer)

[jtchristiansen]

I took my son to collect peppermint shrimp this weekend. We caught a few, though not as many as i would have liked. However, while on the Jetties, we caught these other small fish that are almost like saltwater suckerfish, though the sucker is in the body, not the head. Im attaching some pictures. They are all only an inch or two long. Can anyone help me identify them and let me know if they are safe for my tank (reef only or FOWLR)?

Also while on the jetties, from the surf area, we caught a fish that looks alot like a large damsel. The one we have is about 4“x4“. A picture is posted of it as well. Can anyone identify it and let me know if it is safe for my FOWLR tank?

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[trb]

The sucker fish are skillet fish. We've had a couple of them in our tank for up to 6 months, but we kept them in our sump tank. They will eat chunks of shrimp and fish. Don't know about the other fish, but it is not a sargent major damsel, which we also have from Galveston last year.

 

[jtchristiansen]

Thanks for the info on the skilletfish. Does anyone know if they are reef safe?

I also did a little more research and found out that the black and white fish is an Atlantic spadefish.

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[NarnyTheGreat]

I also did a little more research and found out that the black and white fish is an Atlantic spadefish.

Wow, that there is a big fish! I dont know how big your tank is but from the size in the pictures I saw doesnt look like it would last long in a normal (less than 100 gallons) tank.

 

[NarnyTheGreat]

I found this on another website.

 

[NarnyTheGreat]

This might be a little more, um... interesting for our male viewers.

 

[alexrex20]

ya, that's an Atlantic spadefish that can reach 3ft and 15lbs. I don't recommend it for a fish tank. They're voracious predators and obviously too large for pretty much all home aquaria.

 

[below radar]

Nice pair of uh...boats...yeah boats
Pretty cool looking fish

 

[Houston_Reefer]

This might be a little more, um... interesting for our male viewers.

Where's the fish?

 

[ange062]

Nice pair of uh...boats...yeah boats
Pretty cool looking fish

LOL, exactly what I was thinking... Thanks for the link Narny, that was definitely a nice, ummmmmm, fish...

 

[jtchristiansen]

I agree on the spadefish. He is in a 90 gallon tank now and probably a little big for that tank. He may go in the 160 I am setting up for a bit, but he is likely going to be returned to the ocean at my next opportunity.

It is going to be tough to convince my 7 year old to let him go, but it must be done.

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[mwilliams62]

Skillet fish will eat your shrimp that you worked so hard to get.

 

[mwilliams62]

You dont have any for the Female viewers???
LOL.

This might be a little more, um... interesting for our male viewers.

 

[soymilk]

I agree on the spadefish. He is in a 90 gallon tank now and probably a little big for that tank. He may go in the 160 I am setting up for a bit, but he is likely going to be returned to the ocean at my next opportunity.

It is going to be tough to convince my 7 year old to let him go, but it must be done.

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From an environmental point of view, the fish should be destroyed and not put back into the water if it has been in contact with any other creatures from different parts of the world. kinda sucks but yea...

 

[NarnyTheGreat]

From an environmental point of view, the fish should be destroyed and not put back into the water if it has been in contact with any other creatures from different parts of the world. kinda sucks but yea...

I have always wondered about this. There are many aquariums around the world that return their animals to the ocean even if they arent in natural sea water and have shared space with other animals not from their area of the ocean. Is their any way to limit the possibility of cross contamination?

 

[dayton]

I thought MARSH was about conservation? Not taking animals that have miles and miles to roam so that we can put them in our 100 gallon tanks? Interesting

 

[fredG]

I thought MARSH was about conservation? Not taking animals that have miles and miles to roam so that we can put them in our 100 gallon tanks? Interesting

Woah there buddy.

 

[Houston_Reefer]

I thought MARSH was about conservation? Not taking animals that have miles and miles to roam so that we can put them in our 100 gallon tanks? Interesting

trollololololol

You speak as if the animals you purchase and put in your tank were born and raised in tanks... (I know there are some, but not many)

 

[alexrex20]

I thought MARSH was about conservation? Not taking animals that have miles and miles to roam so that we can put them in our 100 gallon tanks? Interesting

actually MARSH is about exactly the opposite. what about the aquarium hobby has anything to do with conservation?

 

[alexrex20]

From an environmental point of view, the fish should be destroyed and not put back into the water if it has been in contact with any other creatures from different parts of the world. kinda sucks but yea...

you're right. and we should also destroy any person that tries to return to Houston once they travel out of the area.