[organicreefer]

name that tang:

[organicreefer]

sorry the glass is so dirty(havent cleaned it in ... )but you can make him out(dont make out with him though)

[myreef]

I may be wrong, I may be right.....I may be a crazy...oh wait. HEHE....I think it is a mimic tang? Not sure of the species or anything like that though....

[SomeHairyOldGuy]

I'LL TAKE ONE PLEASE! Where can you get one? How much? How big do they get?
SHOG

[organicreefer]

shog as for where to get one i bought the only one i ever saw (not cheap )everything else you asked i want to know myself.

[SomeHairyOldGuy]

organicreefer,
I am in Anaheim for work for the rest of the week as we speak? How far from here are you? Where did you get yours?
SHOG

[organicreefer]

shog i live in the sf bay area east bay to be exact,so i guess im about 700-800 miles from you.i bought him at a lfs three weeks ago.the girl who netted him told me he was a "blonde naso"(shows how much i know)anyway i was charged for a naso so im not sure how i made out .hope i did ok .nasos aint cheap, but i didnt care one look and i had to have him he was cruising the tank browsing and looking so majestic...whatever he is, hes mine

[SomeHairyOldGuy]

Whats the LFS name. I am sure I will be up bu SF with in the next month and a half. It is just killing me that I am so close to Jeff's and havent been able to get up there. Hope to get to visit there before the end of the week.
Thanks,
SHOG

[SomeHairyOldGuy]

Just compared the prices at ffexpress and looks like the blonde would be about 2-3X more than the mimic. There mimic in the pic looks nothing like your though. So I dont know. I am like you too, when I see some thing I want price is not a problem. As long as your happy is all that matters. Trust me Back home in Tulsa Oklahoma prices are about 2-3 times higher there then they are here. That also kicks my in the a$$.
SHOG

[Ninong]

My guess would be juvenile Blue Tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) in transition.

A. coeruleus -- juvenile coloration


A. coeruleus -- adult coloration


Ninong

P.S. - This species is an Atlantic tang that gets bigger than 12" -- http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Spec...name=coeruleus

P.P.S. - Dept. of Corrections: I have changed my mind and now believe it to be a Mimic Tang (Acanthurus pyroferus).

[PerryinCA]

Looks like its might be of the Ctenochaetus genus, but due to the body shape I'd be more likely to say its a member of the Acanthurus genus. It almost looks like a juvenile Acanthurus olivaceus, or orangeband/orange-shouldered tang, but I have never seen on so blue on the fins. It may be that it is beginning to change out of its juvenile color phase. They are commonly found around Hawaii, and in the Pacific. I really don't know with any certainty.

-Perry

[organicreefer]

shog its The Aquarium in Concord.one of the best (and most expensive )lfs's in the bay area imo.if you go there you might as well check out Reef Science in Danville(15-20 minutes away).then when youve seen those check out Aquarium Concepts in hayward and you will have seen the bay area's finest .(just thought id plug my favs equally ).

[PerryinCA]

whoops looks like Ninong beat me to it. His guess is a good one too....

[organicreefer]

ninong im with you .i hate to say it but i think youre right .its a shame for him to lose his beautiful color but then again he probly wont complain about me losing my hair so i was basically robbed by the aquarium is what youre telling me? i gues ill be speaking with the manager about this one bbut what do i say?"you guys charged me 100 bucks for a 30 dollar tang i dont evevn have a reciept i dont think im not returning him either way so ....what would you guys do?keep my mouth shut and learn my lesson is what i guess im gonna do .anyway he is a beautiful fish(at least right now).what size do they shift colors ive been reading up to find out but this bit of info eludes me

[ReefKid]

It is a mimic tang, Acanthurus pyroferus, it mimics 4 pygmy angels for protection from predators. It does this because it doesnt get its spine until mature, where as those angels have a spine on their gill cover for protection. The picture is one that is starting to mature, and get the Acanthurus look, with the lyrtail and body look. It has also gotten its protective spine. You can tell it isnt a juv. Blue angel it doesnt have its markings like purple tangs do on their sides, it also doesnt have dark coloring like in the pivcture.

[Rin]

Maybe a Gold Rim Tang changing out of his juv. colors....*shrug*

Gets about 10", Peaceful, eats Spirulina-Mysis-Kelp (normal Tang food).

Just a guess...

[Ninong]

You have to decide what your want to do but you should also take into consideration whether your tank is large enough for a full grown adult Blue Tang. Of course, if you thought it was large enough for a Naso Tang, I guess you'll think it's large enough for this guy. How big is your tank anyway??? You really need a large tank for either this one or a Naso--probably 300 gallons minimum.

You could always print this thread and take it with you to the store. Surely they know what livestock they have been selling.

Species that have different coloration as juveniles go through a transition phase based on relative maturity and the size will vary in proportion to the adult size of the species. Some tangs change at 3" and others at 4".

Ninong

[organicreefer]

ninong when i first posted that i bought a blonde naso three weeks ago you provided a link with info on tangs and it said the minimum tank size for naso literatus(sp?) was 4 feet.right now he is in my 93 gallon square aquarium but im picking up a 120 on wed that will be this fishes home

[Ninong]

One thing you have to remember, I don't agree with a lot of the minimum tank size recommendations for the larger tangs.

However, you may be in luck because I am now more inclined to believe that FishKid is correct in saying that it is a juvenile Mimic Tang (Acanthurus pyroferus), which gets no larger than 9" or 10" total length.

Juvenile A. pyroferus


Adult A. pyroferus


http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/Spec...name=pyroferus

Ninong

[organicreefer]

here is the info :

Naso lituratus (Forster 1801), THE Naso to most aquarists, or otherwise the Orangespine, Tricolor or Lipstick Tang. There are some who claim that "blonde" and "streamer" versions are different species but they're all Naso lituratus. The species will grow to eighteen inches in the wild and it is simply outright cruel to keep one in a too small, or too short system in captivity. Minimum acceptable tank length is 4 feet.