albino powder blue tang???

[ryanrid]

was at LFS yesterday and saw this 2-2.5inch PBT.

The body was nearly white and was missing the yellow dorsal fin. LFS said they have had it for 2 weeks. Never a PBT like this. Ive seen many small PBT where they are quite pale but never missing yellow dorsal.

here is a phone pic which is very blue.


was eating well (fozen, nori and pellets) so dont think it is nutritional

 

[ReefPharmer]

Albinos have red eyes and would be missing more pigmentation. This is likely a cross of some sort

 

[Kattes]

Yup. By definition an albino animal wouldn't have any black pigmentation. It seems to be missing the yellows from the colouration, but to know if it's a genetically axanthic, hybrid or just a freak occurence would have to be bred and should it be recessive the offspring would have to be bred together too. Sounds like a new project for the.. uhm.. dedicated aquarist.

 

[jaa1456]

By the looks of it, I think it's more likely the fish is on its death bed. I have seen many fish lose coloration in the Lfs and soon after they end up dead.

 

[saltyair]

pbt that is stressed - feed him well and let him have hiding spaces. with the right food and water parms - will bounce back.
if ur lfs told you it was an albino they are on crack and don't believe anything they say.

 

[SDguy]

Just looks like a pale/stressed, but otherwise healthy looking powder blue to me.

 

[trueperc]

I bought one that looked like that from an Lfs. I believed it was stress of being in an empty tank. I saw that is was eating well. With in minutes of getting him into my reef all his colors came back to normal.

 

[SNAKEMANVET]

I agree with a stressed pbt,the lfs near me has one that looks just like the op pics.

 

[ryanrid]

I've seen many stressed pbt (most in lfs are) but never seen the yellow dorsal white. Interesting to know if stress is just the case.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

that picture

that picture

= stressed and skinny looking Acanthurus leocosternon