Have you seen this tang before, or know what kind it is?

[Caleb Kruse]

I thought after seeing countless fish you might know. I purchased it from a local reefer as a purple tang, but it is more of a dirty black with white fins. Here are some bad pics that show the coloration.

Whole tang

Tail Shot

Thanks

 

[dfs/la2]

Caleb Kruse,

Thank you for your post. This fish seems to be an aberrant form of a Purple Tang. By looking at the pictures that you have provided, it appears to have a nutritional deficiency since the coloration of its mouth, pectoral fins and caudal fins are white instead of yellow. To bring it back to great health, we recommend that you feed a diet of heavy algae and enriching foods with a vitamin supplement such as Selcon.



Barb T
LiveAquaria
Drs. Foster and Smith