Most underrated Tang?

[small alien]

But is it underrated? I say no. It's my favorite surgeon. When I saw a small school snorkling in Hawaii, I nearly lost it!

 

[SDguy]

Adult chevrons are pretty underrated. I read people commenting on how they get ugly as adults. Admittedly they go through an awkward teenage phase (like any teenager, really ) but then the full adult colors are beautiful, IMO.

 

[small alien]

But is it underrated? I say no. It's my favorite surgeon. When I saw a small school snorkling in Hawaii, I nearly lost it!

Talking Achilles here.

 

[Outerbank]

Kole/yellow eye tang and the powder brown.

 

[reefknight]

I have a Barriene Tang that I wouldn't trade for anything else. Here is a link to a pic and some info on these absolutely gorgeous tangs.

http://www.azgardens.com/p-1628-black-spot-tang-saltwater-fish.aspx

+1
Agree with you completely! I love that tang, looking at one for my display. How does your's get along with others, any issues? Also love the Dussimeri as well as the Mata, gorgeous fish!

 

[Jim.mer]

Gotta be a White Cheek, They are gentle,smallish and very pretty

 

[badvegan]

I agree with the others that the scopas is a really awesome tang. Often overlooked, but it has saved my butt from dichtyota and who knows what else when nothing else would touch it.

 

[davez104]

Another vote for the mimic tang here

 

[Hdhuntr01]

+1
Agree with you completely! I love that tang, looking at one for my display. How does your's get along with others, any issues? Also love the Dussimeri as well as the Mata, gorgeous fish!

I have a 150 Gallon with the 4 Tangs in it and they get along great. I have never seen any aggression between these tangs. I did have a Sohal Tang that wouldn't get along so I got him out of there. The 4 tangs are:
Barriene Tang 6", Blonde Naso Tang 5", Yellow Tang 4", Scopas Tang 4".

 

[Bax]

If the restriction is underrated tangs, I have to agree with many others, my tenetti was a great tang!

So Tenetti, convict, tomini and tomisoni are all great tangs you don't hear a lot about. I've now kept all of these and really enjoyed them all. I'm definitly warming up to the lavander tang too as I see more about it and see it more frequently in the LFSs in the area.

 

[Recty]

Lavender tangs were so abundant in Maui while I snorkeled and scuba dived, they were EVERYWHERE in large shoals. I remember thinking I needed to get one for my tank, then I forgot about that when I got back to Alaska.

I need to get one someday, they are a really nice looking tang.

 

[125G Reefer]

Another fan of the Tennenti. It's very good looking and would stand out from the other fish in any tank. Also, it's fairly cheap for a rare tang.

My vote also. The coloring is very subtle on these.

 

[cmaxwell39]

I'll put in another vote for the white cheek (acanthurus nigracans) Stays fairly small (8") and simply a gorgeous fish IMO.

 

[FlammySnake]

Tennenti! Juveniles look great and so do adults! I loved mine.

 

[Matt_Wandell]

Adult chevrons are pretty underrated. I read people commenting on how they get ugly as adults. Admittedly they go through an awkward teenage phase (like any teenager, really ) but then the full adult colors are beautiful, IMO.

+1

 

[auem]

from a different angle,it could be achilles tang....most people go for the beauty and then perennially struggle with it until they lose ....

from OP's angle i will go for goldrim....

 

[nandor]

hows about a poll on this topic?

 

[Aqua-Mauritius]

I'll also go of the lieutenant tang..........
Some worthy mentions, Ctenochaetus Truncatus & Binotatus......Dussumieri tang ...........

 

[rnscross]

is the dussumieri tang underated though? it does grow quite large. underate to me would mean that it has potential to be kept but gets overlooked. I dont think the duddumeiri gets overlooked more its unobtainable for most reef keepers due to its size.

 

[ptan]

mustard tang

mustard tang

i vote for mustard tang (Acanthurus guttatus) as the most underrated tang...

here is a link: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+43+1411&pcatid=1411


i love this tank for its hybrid look of a gem tang and a sailfin tang...

hope you guys like it...