Tang I.D.

[apjunky]

I bought this tang at the LFS . They had it in a frag tank for months . They could never catch it to sell it to me so when they moved to a new location I was able to get it during the tank teardown . its only about 3 inches long now . Anyone know what it might be ? He is the top one .
Darren

 

[Rougiem]

Darren:

Looks like a Acanthurus coeruleus or a blue tang? Hopefully others will pipe in...

Cheers!

 

[apjunky]

But its shaped like a Sohal tang . I,ll try and get a better pic today .

 

[mps9506]

Sorry I missed this post before. I would say it is Acanthurus nigrofuscus, aka Lavander tang.

 

[Boomer]

I am going to say it is a Thompson's Tang, Acanthurus thompsoni. Do not let its tail deceive you

 

[apjunky]

Thanks , I am going with Lavander Tang .
Darren

 

[BigReepher]

It looks like a Thompson's Tang to me. Most likely collected from Hawaii, you can tell from the lack of white on the tail. Thompson's have tons of character but you don't see them in the LFS much.

 

[mps9506]

ahhh, saw like 20 of them on the tranship list two weeks ago...

 

[SueT]

Darren, I think I have a tang just like yours. I got mine locally. It was listed on the tank as a blue eyed tang. I have been bugging them to find a true id. Close as I've got is the lavendar tang.

Does your have interupted lines on the body?? And tiny spots on the head??

Mine also when mad and chasing another fish will change colors. The tail and head usually stay the same color but body color can become almost translucent or kind of like a mustand yellow. Thats only when it's being a meany.

They are a beautiful tang and even if mine is a bit of a meany I still love this fish.

 

[apjunky]

Mine dosent have any lines or spots . Never seen any color change either . I,ve taken about 50 pics of him but he dosent like to pose so I can never seem to get all of him in one pic. This one is pretty close to his real color and the bright blue around the top and bottom of his fins shows a little in it .

Does your have interupted lines on the body?? And tiny spots on the head??

Mine also when mad and chasing another fish will change colors. The tail and head usually stay the same color but body color can become almost translucent or kind of like a mustand yellow. Thats only when it's being a meany.

They are a beautiful tang and even if mine is a bit of a meany I still love this fish.[/QUOTE]

 

[Boomer]

I still say it is a Thompson's

That is ene big ass errant poly worm in that tank. Looks like some kind of Rag-Worm very close to Nereis virens

 

[cuffem]

I say Lavender tang it looks just like mine.

 

[NaH2O]

I still say it is a Thompson's

That is ene big ass errant poly worm in that tank. Looks like some kind of Rag-Worm very close to Nereis virens

Hey Boomer....I thought that was the arm(s) of the brittle star, Ophiarachna incrassata.

 

[apjunky]

well , at least everyone agrees its a Tang !

Cuffem , how big is your Lavender ? Maybe the stripes will come in Later on mine .

And yes thats a brittle not a worm .
Darren

 

[Boomer]

Hey Nikki that is what happens when I get no sleep for two days

Cuff

Look at the slope of the forehead of apjunky's and yours and this Thompson's


Thomposn's

apjunky's

Lanvendar

 

[Boomer]

Here are somemore pics of both

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/tangshi.htm

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4739

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4734

 

[Rougiem]

Hey boom...no sleep for 2 days....I applaud you dedication to IDing this tang but get some sleep now!

Cheers!

 

[apjunky]

finally got a good pic of him . Theirs that worm again .

 

[Craig Manoukian]

Beautiful tang, looks like a Thompson's, and the green worm appears to be a serpent starfish leg to me!

 

[cuffem]

Yeah with a better picture yours is definately different than mine. The head shape is way different.