obrien.david.j Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 I identified a new goby @psychofireman added to his tank today. And afterwards realized How I did it may be worth sharing. On my phone (iphone), the Google app has a button that lets you search based on an image. It's called Google-Lens. This is a huge help and I use it regularly, for more than aquarium stuff. In this case, I just pointed it at my screen - and up came the answer. Screen Shots from my phone: Thread: 22 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said: Congrats on getting these two cool gobies. A little googling, and looks like you got Valenciennea helsdingenii. Valenciennea helsdingenii is a species of goby from the Indo-Pacific. It is commonly known as the twostripe goby, black-lined sleeper goby, or railway sleeper goby. https://reefbuilders.com/2015/07/11/awesome-fish-spotlight-valenciennea-helsdingenii/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valenciennea_helsdingenii 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychofireman Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 20 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said: I identified a new goby @psychofireman added to his tank today. And afterwards realized How I did it may be worth sharing. On my phone (iphone), the Google app has a button that lets you search based on an image. It's called Google-Lens. This is a huge help and I use it regularly, for more than aquarium stuff. In this case, I just pointed it at my screen - and up came the answer. Screen Shots from my phone: Thread: That is awsome, I never knew of that search. Now I can be a little less annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, psychofireman said: That is awsome, I never knew of that search. Now I can be a little less annoying It's not about being annoying. Its about not having to wait for others to jump in. (and occasionally giving wrong answers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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