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Luminouschimp79
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Hi,

I was at Maidenhead Aquatics Oxford several weeks ago and they had a species in stock that caught my interest. However, I managed to forget the name before I could do more research.

The fish had what I would describe as a foot or appendage on their stomach they were using to stick to the glass. Only other info that I can remember was that they were all one solid colour (dark purplish) and the description said they are best kept in small groups.

Does this ring a bell with anyone or could you point me in the direction of some similar species?
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black ghost
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Sounds like a goby. Their ventral fins cup together to provide suction.

Blue Neon Goby, Stiphodon atropurpureus ?
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I don't keep fish, I keep water. Water keeps fish.
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Peter
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This is my Blue Neon Gobies. Anything like these?ImageImageImageImage
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That's pretty cool how they can do that!
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Luminouschimp79
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Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
Turns out they were black toraja gobies
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