Help ID this fish

[streetunity]

got this for free from the LFS owner, no idea what it is, would like to know though, he's about 6" - 7" inches long, and i'm pretty sure the "species name" i've given him, is far from reality, not much imagination needed here

thanks in advance

 

[Dial92]

pics??

 

[streetunity]

sorry don't know why pic didn't upload the first time

 

[Nate Dogg]

pink tailed chalceus?

 

[streetunity]

looks close to that Nate Dogg, but a little off, his pelvic and anal fins are red, but the dorsal fin is not, he also has less of a "fish shaped" body, he's more or less completely cylindrical, like a cigar with his head being slightly larger in diameter.

 

[doomiedee]

I could be way wrong but it kind of looks like a tiamine

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[Rafini]

Looks like a cigar shark. they get HUGE. saw a 24"+ one at my lfs. they look like skinnier carps. and its definately not a pink tailed chalceus, they are south american and look like this

entirely different shape, head structure, mouth, fins and scale type.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q267/40Breeder/cigar.jpg
thats a cigar shark, looks almost identical to yours

 

[MN_Rebel]

The problem with this fish is that it's in poor condition.

 

[MN_Rebel]

But yes it's a cigar shark in very poor condition!

 

[Nate Dogg]

don't think its a cigar shark head and scales are wrong I think (second take) leptobarbus hoevenii or golden ping tail shark it just looks very thin.