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What black and yellow freshwater fish with weird fins did I see?

I was at this rather small local fish store. They had all the usual except for this one fish. I've never seen it before and I can't find it now, so no picture. I couldn't find a name on the tank and the people who worked there were too busy jaw jacking to pay me any attention so I left. This black/dark brown fish was rather small and kind of a typical minnow or tetra shape but it had oddly set fins, higher on its body that were tipped with yellow or orange. It was just plain weird how it moved. I know for sure it was tropical fresh water, it was about two and a half inches long and was a middle to top dweller... they had a bunch of them too. I'm going to call them when I get my phone back on. Until then can you help me figure out what the heck this fish is so I can research it?

Public Comments

1. Could it have been a form of Killifish? There are hundreds of Killi species in a huge variety of colours: http://www.killi.co.uk/ For that size fish that's all that comes to mind at the moment.