Purple Regal Tang?

BigAl07 · 04-30-2008, 10:57 PM

Ok I can't locate this rascal anywhere but it was on the COVER of the last edition of Pet Solutions printed catalog. It was shaped and colored exactly like the standard "Blue Tang" or "Regal Tang". I mean it looked exactly like this
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Blue Tang
including the yellow triangle at the tail. The difference is this one was a BEAUTIFUL Purple. I mean royal purple and BEAUTIFUL!! Does anyone know what this is? How? where? why? How much?

Ideas?

Suggestions?

Donations?

AQTCJAK · 04-30-2008, 11:19 PM

I can get you one of those al but it is very expensive it requires bluer lights a digital camera & color adjustments

tbittner · 04-30-2008, 11:25 PM

kathywithbirds · 04-30-2008, 11:31 PM

Al, I can take a photo, photoshop it to death so it's perfect, and some printer will totally screw it up and make a blue fish purple.

tbittner · 04-30-2008, 11:52 PM

Buy a hippo and apply some purple primer?

kathywithbirds · 04-30-2008, 11:53 PM

I still wanna know how they dye fish.

BigAl07 · 05-01-2008, 12:12 AM

yall are horrible!!

so you think it was "touched"? I mean the other colors on the page look fairly accurate so I'd suspect it wasn't a "printer" thing but would NOT put it past them to "PS" it! That's just wrong!! So very WRONG!!!

Julie is really "Wanting" for a Regal Tang... I'm so reluctant to get ANY tang due to their sensitivity and all. I've been so lucky (knocks on wood) up to this point to not have to deal with any sickness. I know I can't go through LIFE avoiding this but Tangs are just so... well you know... PRONE to problems!! I was thinking if I could locate this "Purple One" it would be "Ok" since it's probably exotic and worth the risk. Julie wants a "Dorie" (is that correct?) form finding Nemo..... what's a guy to do?

BigAl07 · 05-01-2008, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kathywithbirds

I still wanna know how they dye fish.

Just like Easter eggs! Dip & dry

Stacef · 05-01-2008, 12:14 AM

Hah dip and Dry.
I thought they like injected them, it may sound stupid, but I did hear it!!

BigAl07 · 05-01-2008, 12:17 AM

I've not seen and SW fish "Died" yet but I have seen Fresh Water ones. The LFs had some about a year ago. They were basically some type of Clear Tetra that had been injected in a stripe with NEON/Flourescent die. Called them "Painted Tetras" or something.

On a similar note he said he saw in a magazine where you could special order a fish with your initials etched under the scales with a laser or something. Something like "AN hearts JN" or something. Just wrong Wrong WRONG!!

tbittner · 05-01-2008, 12:22 AM

Al, I have a Dori AND a Purple tang. The purples are beautiful and active fish. They get along great with everyone in my tank.

Dori, when I first got her, started itching herself on the rocks from day one (sure sign of ich). I started soaking their food in Selcon, Garlic, and Zoe and within a week she stopped itching. She now has beautiful colors, is fat, and just a beautiful fish.

Feed her the good stuff from day one and you will MOST LIKELY not have ANY problems.

Wolfgang8810 · 05-01-2008, 12:38 AM

they do dye fish. not so much in the SW world but its fairly common int the FW world. Some companies allege that they use lasers that dont hurt the fish but its alot like a tattoo. insert needle inject dye hope you dont hit anything they need to live.

Stacef · 05-01-2008, 12:40 AM

That's sooo wrong! Leave them BE! I am sure I will not support any died fish.

rmlevasseur · 05-01-2008, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by tbittner

Al, I have a Dori AND a Purple tang. The purples are beautiful and active fish. They get along great with everyone in my tank.

Dori, when I first got her, started itching herself on the rocks from day one (sure sign of ich). I started soaking their food in Selcon, Garlic, and Zoe and within a week she stopped itching. She now has beautiful colors, is fat, and just a beautiful fish.

Feed her the good stuff from day one and you will MOST LIKELY not have ANY problems.

Yep, my recent addition, purple tang, had a few little dots on her when I got her. A week of zoe and garlic did the trick!

BigAl07 · 05-01-2008, 08:09 AM

Ok go here (Not sure how long this trick will work but as of right now it's accurate) Pet Solutions and in the upper left hand corner you can see the "Current" catalog covers. There you'll see what I'm talking about. It's the Regal Tang in Purple. How SWEET is that?

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbittner

Al, I have a Dori AND a Purple tang. The purples are beautiful and active fish. They get along great with everyone in my tank.

Sounds SWEET To me

But correct me if I am wrong... the Purple you have is not a "Regal" tang correct? You have a "Purple Tang" and a Regal (aka Blue) Tang.

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbittner

Dori, when I first got her, started itching herself on the rocks from day one (sure sign of ich). I started soaking their food in Selcon, Garlic, and Zoe and within a week she stopped itching. She now has beautiful colors, is fat, and just a beautiful fish.

Feed her the good stuff from day one and you will MOST LIKELY not have ANY problems.

I haven't had any sickness yet (knocks on wood again) but I always soak my "Prepared" foods in Selcon, (forgot the other stuff) and then freeze this into "Pucks". I need to add some Garlic to the mix.

Thanks to EVERYONE for the advice and input

It's always a pleasure.

04-30-2008, 11:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
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tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Purple Regal Tang? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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04-30-2008, 11:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Purple Regal Tang? Buy a hippo and apply some purple primer? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

04-30-2008, 11:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,853 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Purple Regal Tang? I still wanna know how they dye fish. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

05-01-2008, 12:14 AM	#9 (permalink)
Stacef Golden Moray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubuque Posts: 2,318 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Purple Regal Tang? Hah dip and Dry. I thought they like injected them, it may sound stupid, but I did hear it!! __________________ Stace My 72g Build-full of pictures, we all know you loce pictures! I've had to pay my price. The things I did not know at first, I learned by doin' twice. -Billy Joel

05-01-2008, 12:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Purple Regal Tang? Al, I have a Dori AND a Purple tang. The purples are beautiful and active fish. They get along great with everyone in my tank. Dori, when I first got her, started itching herself on the rocks from day one (sure sign of ich). I started soaking their food in Selcon, Garlic, and Zoe and within a week she stopped itching. She now has beautiful colors, is fat, and just a beautiful fish. Feed her the good stuff from day one and you will MOST LIKELY not have ANY problems. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

05-01-2008, 12:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
Wolfgang8810 Achilles Tang Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 848 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Purple Regal Tang? they do dye fish. not so much in the SW world but its fairly common int the FW world. Some companies allege that they use lasers that dont hurt the fish but its alot like a tattoo. insert needle inject dye hope you dont hit anything they need to live. __________________ I love fish! Fish.. fish.. fish!

05-01-2008, 12:40 AM	#13 (permalink)
Stacef Golden Moray Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubuque Posts: 2,318 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Purple Regal Tang? That's sooo wrong! Leave them BE! I am sure I will not support any died fish. __________________ Stace My 72g Build-full of pictures, we all know you loce pictures! I've had to pay my price. The things I did not know at first, I learned by doin' twice. -Billy Joel

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