Is this really a dragonet?

[1epauletteshark]

What in the world is this fish? I have never seen or heard of anything anywhere near this the person working at the store at the time said it was a type of mandarin but I have been misinformed by people there before so I am skeptical (sorry if the photos are low quality)

Any ideas?

 

[Boreas_SA]

It is a seamoth of the family Pegasidae

 

[1epauletteshark]

It’s absolutely beautiful, thanks

 

[1epauletteshark]

Looks very much like a slender sea moth, would that be correct?

 

[1epauletteshark]

Or a flying jet sea moth as seen here on live aquaria https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/1858/?pcatid=1858?

 

[Dave1993]

Get it

 

[Dave1993]

@i cant think what is this?

 

[1epauletteshark]

Get it

You have absolutely no idea how much I would like too but for one I am a very very very begginer and 2 I only have a 15 gallon

 

[Dave1993]

You have absolutely no idea how much I would like too but for one I am a very very very begginer and 2 I only have a 15 gallon

ah i see well unusual fish are usually a PITA too take care of

 

[1epauletteshark]

ah i see well unusual fish are usually a PITA too take care of

I saw this guy at a local aquarium fish market and they have all sorts of critters, I am there at least once a week and today I also saw three baby blue ring octopuses

 

[1epauletteshark]

Actually I am pretty sure it is a Parapegasus natans, very cool!

 

[1epauletteshark]

I know it is very hard to go off just a description and no photo or video, but I have been to the same shop before, and they had a fish that looked literally like a hybrid of a mandarin and a small pufferfish, same size of a mandarin but body of a puffer and decently large fins, any ideas?

 

[1epauletteshark]

Any mandarin experts here?

 

[Dave1993]

will probs get better help if you post on Fish discussion forum

 

[1epauletteshark]

will probs get better help if you post on Fish discussion forum

Any suggestions?

 

[Dave1993]

Any suggestions?

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[1epauletteshark]

Oh

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I thought you meant another site haha thanks

 

[i cant think]

This is a species of gurnard, I know it as the long nose gurnard - Parapegasus natans

 

[Dave1993]

This is a species of gurnard, I know it as the long nose gurnard - Parapegasus natans

any advise on its care?

 

[SlugSnorter]

You have absolutely no idea how much I would like too but for one I am a very very very begginer and 2 I only have a 15 gallon

I would not recommend getting it then. I have some other oddball easier fish or inverts I could recommend if you were looking for suggestions.