Can someone help me ID this guy?

[PHIN FAN]

I bought him about 2 days ago and the lfs said it was a hawaiin forktail tang...It's obviously a tang but I have'nt found jack about it on the internet...Will someone give me a hand please?

Thank, Joe
and by the I know its not the yellow..lol.


http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/125153photo_3.jpg

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[Paintbug]

Ctenochaetus strigosus Kole Tang a stressed looking one at that. little skinny as well.

http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/kole_tang.htm

 

[PHIN FAN]

It has no brown coloration at all, It's more of a grey body with blue lines. You may be right because I'm def no expert but other than the body structure that didnt look like the same fish.

 

[Paintbug]

tangs often loose their color when stressed. Koles are almost completely yellow when juveniles, it takes a little while for them to get dark brown. im pretty sure thats a Kole. and that one looks like its from the Indian Ocean, they are lighter than the ones in the link i added.

 

[figuerres]

I'd say thats a Kole Tang also. looks like one.

and most tangs chnage color as they mature.

several are yellow when young and turn other colors as they mature.

 

[tkeracer619]

Does it eat. It needs to eat. Very malnurished.

I dont see the yellow around the eye. Do they always have this?

 

[PHIN FAN]

Like I said I've only had him for maybe 2 days now. He has been eating relatively well. He was that color at the lfs and hes been very active so hopefully he's just adjusting.

 

[PHIN FAN]

I've conclude that you guys are correct. I appreciate the help and I'll send you with some more pics...thanks guys again.

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/125153hiding.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/125153group.jpg
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[Sk8r]

try saltcorner.com. There are some tangs that look a lot like the kole that are just a shade different, though it surely looks like one in most particulars.

 

[dbronco73]

May have an answer???

May have an answer???

I had a fish that was almost identical to the fish in the pics, and when me fish guy and I did research we thought it to be an ocean tang. Maybe maybe not Hope this helps:rollface:

 

[figuerres]

Re: May have an answer???

Re: May have an answer???

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7368134#post7368134 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dbronco73
I had a fish that was almost identical to the fish in the pics, and when me fish guy and I did research we thought it to be an ocean tang. Maybe maybe not Hope this helps:rollface:

it *might be* any of several tangs, time will tell for sure.

as I and another post said: as they grow they chnage color.

so if it's not a Kole then it's going to have to get healty and show it's self better....

I do not know the full number but there are at least 15 "Tang/Surgeon fish" I can think of.... and the small ones we normaly get are juvis that will chnage color while we have them.

about half start yellow for example.... only 1 or 2 kinds stay yellow.

other color chnages happen in other groups.

to really ID it you also need good photos of the mouth, eye, tail and line pattern and color.

proably a kole, time will tell

 

[Paintbug]

definatly not a Acanthurus bahianus Ocean Tang. the snout is the first give away, the spots and yellow around the eye are another.

 

[figuerres]

here is alink to a photo:
http://species.fishindex.com/photo_27133acanthurus_bahianus.html

and a list of the whole group:
http://species.fishindex.com/61

here is the kole:
http://species.fishindex.com/species_2576ctenochaetus_strigosus_kole_tang.html

compare them and see what you have...

also look at this:
http://species.fishindex.com/species_2828acanthurus_pyroferus_yellow_mimic_tang.html

as an example of how they can fool you.