Fish I.D

[Galeas13]

Hey all, was hoping to get some help I.D this big guy.

he has been quite the pest in the tank. Annoying my wrasses and Tangs.
Thanks in advance, if the pictures aren’t quite good enough I’ll turn on the whites to get some better photos.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

White lights would definitely help.

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

Edit: that said, does Parapercis tetracantha look right to you?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hey all, was hoping to get some help I.D this big guy.

he has been quite the pest in the tank. Annoying my wrasses and Tangs.
Thanks in advance, if the pictures aren’t quite good enough I’ll turn on the whites to get some better photos.

May be harlequin or other type of basslet

 

[Galeas13]

 

[Galeas13]

Trying to catch him currently so he’s not coming out. Got him from a lfs as a spotted blenny? Don’t see anything like him in pictures though, and never had a blenny as aggressive as him before.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Google "Parapercis tetracantha" or "Reticulated Sandperch" and see if that's the right fish.

 

[Galeas13]

yes that looks like it…

thanks a bunch. Now to get it out of the tank some how.

 

[s_tooz_123]

spotted grubfish?

 

[bnord]

How long is it?
Looks a lot like a sand perch that i did not buy once, but wanted to. Horizontally compressed head.
Will be territorial for sure
best of luck

 

[ptrusk]

Now to get it out of the tank some how.

#16 or #18 trout hook. Crush down the barb and thread a leg from a fresh shrimp on the hook.