Tang ID?

[tcmfish]

Its NOT an atlantic blue, but without a better pic you won't get a good answer.

 

[ChadRaay86]

Looks a lot like my atlantic blue tang:

Winner winner

 

[JohnniG]

Some say its definitely NOT and other say is surely IS! lol..

 

[pinnatus]

Its NOT an atlantic blue, but without a better pic you won't get a good answer.

ok.

And you know this because?

 

[humaguy]

I still agree not an Atlantic Blue because of the dark scalpel and the yellow edge of the upper fin...

 

[kpk]

I still say Atlantic Blue! Morphing between juvenile to adult. As a juvenile they are yellow which would probably explain the color on the edge of the top fin...I'm no expert though..

 

[humaguy]

peanut butter....lol

 

[kpk]

Hey who really cares! It's a good looking tang...lol

Peanut butter is right!!

 

[pinnatus]

Yeah, the scalpel color is wrong. Hmmmm.

 

[humaguy]

haha, and so it goes...

 

[SDguy]

I wasn't even looking at the scalpel... I just think it looks wrong... could be the pic... but atlantic blues are sort of "all head/face"... this fish doesn't seem to have those proportions. Not sure if that makes sense...

 

[tcmfish]

ok.

And you know this because?

The shape of the anal fin (more rounded in an atlantic blue at that age), the color of the scalpel, the yellow edge to the dorsal fin (Atlantic blues, normally have a blue edge even when yellow), the shape of the tail (seems more emarginate shaped, than truncated (like an atlantic blue)), shape of the body (more elongated than the more rounded shape of an atlantic blue at that age), and then the lack of stripes (usually the stripes are pretty obvious in an atlantic blue tang, both in the fins and on the body, the pic isn't the best, but it looks way to uniform in color).

Hope that helps.

 

[humaguy]

The shape of the anal fin (more rounded in an atlantic blue at that age), the color of the scalpel, the yellow edge to the dorsal fin (Atlantic blues, normally have a blue edge even when yellow), the shape of the tail (seems more emarginate shaped, than truncated (like an atlantic blue)), shape of the body (more elongated than the more rounded shape of an atlantic blue at that age), and then the lack of stripes (usually the stripes are pretty obvious in an atlantic blue tang, both in the fins and on the body, the pic isn't the best, but it looks way to uniform in color).

Hope that helps.

yes, yes, and yes...I agree...

 

[ryanrid]

Dussemeri juvi or juvi bariene

 

[pinnatus]

The shape of the anal fin (more rounded in an atlantic blue at that age), the color of the scalpel, the yellow edge to the dorsal fin (Atlantic blues, normally have a blue edge even when yellow), the shape of the tail (seems more emarginate shaped, than truncated (like an atlantic blue)), shape of the body (more elongated than the more rounded shape of an atlantic blue at that age), and then the lack of stripes (usually the stripes are pretty obvious in an atlantic blue tang, both in the fins and on the body, the pic isn't the best, but it looks way to uniform in color).

Hope that helps.

Yes, that does help. Thanks!

 

[Borchers]

I have a Pale Lipped Tang, You have a Juvenile Pale Lipped.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2184626

The later photos are as he/ was maturing. Not very common in the hobby and very beautiful.


Also about half way down the page

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/acantidfaqs.htm

 

[Borchers]

BTW they can reach 15-18" sooooo go from there.

 

[humaguy]

can't we get another pic?

 

[Borchers]

He has Yellow and blue stripes down the top and bottom fins, yellow tail with a blue stripe on the end and almost white lips correct? As he gets older his color will darken up to almost jet black the blue will be electric blue with neon orange strips on top and bottom fins. I can say with great certainty that this is a pale lipped tang. I had mine for 2 years and yours is identical.

 

[humaguy]

..and so it goes...