Fish ID

NanoCrazed · Jul 18, 2018

Any ideas?

eatbreakfast · Jul 18, 2018

I've seen it sold as a tripod fish. I believe it's a cousin of filefish.

eatbreakfast · Jul 18, 2018

Tripodichthys angustifrons

NanoCrazed · Jul 19, 2018

Awesome! Thanks!

It was listed as a curry comb tripodfish but when I searched, the results shown a very different fish and species for tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator)

I love filefish so will definitely add this to my tank with the others

WheatToast · Oct 16, 2023

@NanoCrazed
What happened to this fella?

Alpha_and_Gec · Oct 18, 2023

Huh? Where/how did you get this?
I was looking through tripodfishes when I had searched for reef - safe puffers a few months back but thought you can't get them. No one even mentioned it in context of aquaria apart from a post that was literally made the year I was born. They have to be my favorite tetradontiformes and I hope they don't get big.

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 18, 2023

NanoCrazed said:
Awesome! Thanks!

It was listed as a curry comb tripodfish but when I searched, the results shown a very different fish and species for tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator)

I love filefish so will definitely add this to my tank with the others

OTHERS?!? Tell me more

Reefkeepers Archive · Oct 18, 2023

NanoCrazed said:
Awesome! Thanks!

It was listed as a curry comb tripodfish but when I searched, the results shown a very different fish and species for tripodfish (Bathypterois grallator)

I love filefish so will definitely add this to my tank with the others

Bathypterois grallator?!? Lol, those are the fish that live over a mile deep. As amazing as it would to keep that species, I don't think it's possible. Good luck with your new fish!