Little guys need and ID!

twin77 · Jul 16, 2016

What are the names of these 2 little guys? Are they safe to put in a reef tank?

Diesel · Jul 16, 2016

One is a puffer but man that's really small, some are save and other aren't.
That black fish I assume is hard for me to get a ID of in current pic.

twin77 · Jul 16, 2016

Diesel said:
One is a puffer but man that's really small, some are save and other aren't.
That black fish I assume is hard for me to get a ID of in current pic.

These guys were being picked apart at the beach this morning by pompano. I know it's nature but they are so young. I'm thinking the black one is a Domino Damsel. For the record I normally leave nature alone.

Tahoe61 · Jul 16, 2016

I did not think Domino Damsels were native to Florida? S. Pacific fish.

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/damsels/domino.php#map_anchor

Salty1962 · Jul 16, 2016

I'd stay away from the Dominos, as with most damsels, they are pretty aggressive as they get larger.

twin77 · Jul 17, 2016

Ok... so I've backed off the theory of the Domino but I still cannot find any info to identify this fish. Domino shape... black with a white strip on top of head. Pelvic fin is clear/colorless.

twin77 · Jul 17, 2016

Here are a few more of the fish that I cannot identify.

Tahoe61 · Jul 17, 2016

Might be a juvenile File Fish type, that would make sense and the body shape is similar.

Bunnee911 · Jul 17, 2016

Niger trigger?

twin77 · Jul 17, 2016

It's definitely not a trigger and it doesn't swim like a file. It's got the frame of a domino damsel. I'm at a loss.

twin77 · Jul 17, 2016

Got a few more pics.

SandJ · Jul 17, 2016

While in Florida (panhandle) a few weeks ago, we caught (and released) numerous file fish, pipefish, puffers, and some kind of small fish like a blenny or goby. The black fish does closely resemble a filefish, though the ones we found were yellow. The puffers we found were not reef safe, can't recall the species though.