What the ??? small three inch crazy fish

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  1. wigginsreef

    wigginsreef Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I caught this crazy little guy yesterday in a cast net while searching for bait. He was in an inlet but only a few hundred yards from theopen ocean. I live in Northeast Florida if that's any help.
     

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  2. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    thats wicked cool looking
     
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  3. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    oceanparadise said it for me.
     
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  4. coylee_17

    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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    Looks like some type of gurnard. They are the "flying fish". Kinda looks like a "flying gurnard", but not positive.

    Jake
     
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  5. wigginsreef

    wigginsreef Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    just googled gurnard and this certainly seems right. Not sure exactly which gurnard, but definatly the right species. Thanks Coylee 17! Any thoughts on whether it would make a good specimen for keeping in my 30G FOWLR??
     
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  6. coylee_17

    coylee_17 Fire Goby

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    Some species can apparently get pretty big, says up to 90 cm on one site I was looking at (I believe this is 3 feet?). But I think most are small. Good luck.

    Jake
     
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  7. Pens-Fan-Addict

    Pens-Fan-Addict Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Its definately a flying Gunard. They sell them here at my LFS as well.
     
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  8. drew3

    drew3 Blue Ringed Angel

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    no its not a gurnard its a sea raven or sea robin one of those i have a ton of them i think there creepy looking
     
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  9. drew3

    drew3 Blue Ringed Angel

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    o and its not a type of flying fish there bottom feeders
     
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  10. drew3

    drew3 Blue Ringed Angel

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    oops its not a sea raven definatley sea robin
     
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