Australian harlequin tusk juvenile

[RDtrack]

Hi just picked up a beautiful juvenile Australia harlequin tusk. Was curious if there was a definative way to tell if it truly is, I don't really have any reason to doubt.

Eating like a pig.

 

[Genera]

It's a juvenile Harlequin Tusk. Not really any other fish look like that as juveniles or adults IME. Nice pickup! Wait are you trying to figure out if it is Australian or not?

 

[TangingOut]

It's a juvenile Harlequin Tusk. Not really any other fish look like that as juveniles or adults IME. Nice pickup! Wait are you trying to figure out if it is Australian or not?

I think op is asking if there's a way to tell if it's truly an Australian.

 

[RDtrack]

Sorry, meant to say is it Australian or Indo? Thanks for the clarificiation.

 

[Genera]

I think op is asking if there's a way to tell if it's truly an Australian.

Sorry, meant to say is it Australian or Indo? Thanks for the clarificiation.

Hmmmm... I read a few articles and threads regarding this and I couldn't find anything. I think only time will tell...
Maybe someone who knows will post on this thread?

 

[Dmorty217]

You won't be able to tell until it's a adult. Red stripe on end of the tale and more vibrant oranges and blues on the body

 

[RDtrack]

Thanks, that's what I was figuring; it would take awhile.

 

[Dmorty217]

Stupid auto correct... Tail not tale

 

[nuxx]

One thing...

Small Australian Tusks aren't generally collected. We normally don't see them come in under 3".

Indian Ocean Tusks come in all sizes.

How much did you pay? That should answer the question

 

[steelersfan]

For the past few weeks, Diver's Den has sold about a half dozen Australian Juvenile Tusks. They were selling for $179 and selling very quickly. My guess is that there was a decent collection of Australian Juvenile Tusks recently.

 

[RDtrack]

It was at my local LFS. He received it from QM labeled as an Australian Harlequin Tusk. It's 2/2.5 inches in length so a very nice length. They had it about a week and half before I bought it. My main concern was it eating and it's eating with gusto. I paid $165; that was after a little discount too.

 

[nuxx]

Ah that's cool, hopefully we'll see some small ones soon as well