Two spot bristle tooth Tang?

[Robka]

I have a 3 1/2" Two spot Tang and was wondering if his coloration will change as he matures? Currently he has a light orange body with light blue spots on face, blue eyes & yellow tail.

Thanks 4 your help,

Robka

 

[Robka]

There has 2 b someone out there that has experience with this Tang?

 

[29reef]

Try adding a scientific name with your post common names can get tossed around a lot... I would say in general tang coloration darkens as a specimen matures; but this is not always the case.

 

[Robka]

Try adding a scientific name with your post common names can get tossed around a lot... I would say in general tang coloration darkens as a specimen matures; but this is not always the case.

Sorry, I didn't know the common name of Two spot bristle tooth Tang was used 4 different Tangs. Ctenochaetus binotatus is the species I have.

Thanks

 

[Robka]

Sorry, I didn't know the common name of Two spot bristle tooth Tang was used 4 different Tangs. Ctenochaetus binotatus is the species I have.

Thanks

I didn't think this was such a rare species in our hobby? No one has been able to keep this fish long enough 2 c the color change from juvenile 2 adult?

Thanks again

 

[njudson]

What makes you think it changes?

 

[sacremon]

I have one in QT at the moment. Like pretty much all others of the genus, they will go through some color change as they mature. Do a Google search on the scientific name and look at the images.

 

[Kahuna Tuna]

I love bristletooth tangs but have had bad luck with the genus. My only "success" with the genus at all was a binotatus that just died of an unknown internal paracite/infection after nearly 4 years in my tank. It just seemed to me that he never really thrived and grew in the tank despite eating very well. I got him at around 3 inches and he was transitioning between the juvie and adult colors. I've never seen a full juvie but I understand that most of this genus is yellow or yellowish when they are juvies and darken as they grow. My fish never did grow much and only got to just over 4 inches after 4 years but he did get the adult color pattern. Mine was also quite chromatic and could go through several color changes, when he was excited or agitated he would go "peachy" and become quite orange with pink stripes and dots on his body, and he could get very dark as well.

 

[tcoral]

I have a 3 1/2" Two spot Tang and was wondering if his coloration will change as he matures? Currently he has a light orange body with light blue spots on face, blue eyes & yellow tail.

Thanks 4 your help,

Robka

Mine changes depending on his mood. When he was with other tangs and wanted to keep a low profile he darkened his colors so he wouldn't stand out (wasn't stressed or bullied, swimming and eating fine, just stayed dark). After removing the other fish his colors have gone a little back to what he should be, so I'll say the colors could be pretty variable depending on the fish (LOL, for a while there it looked like I had a cheap black tang).

 

[Robka]

What makes you think it changes?

I read they change color as they mature (I have seen online pictures of the different colored adults), but I wanted to hear experience with tank raised Two spot Tangs as the coloring is often different from those in the wild?

Thanks again

 

[Robka]

I love bristletooth tangs but have had bad luck with the genus. My only "success" with the genus at all was a binotatus that just died of an unknown internal paracite/infection after nearly 4 years in my tank. It just seemed to me that he never really thrived and grew in the tank despite eating very well. I got him at around 3 inches and he was transitioning between the juvie and adult colors. I've never seen a full juvie but I understand that most of this genus is yellow or yellowish when they are juvies and darken as they grow. My fish never did grow much and only got to just over 4 inches after 4 years but he did get the adult color pattern. Mine was also quite chromatic and could go through several color changes, when he was excited or agitated he would go "peachy" and become quite orange with pink stripes and dots on his body, and he could get very dark as well.

Mine changes depending on his mood. When he was with other tangs and wanted to keep a low profile he darkened his colors so he wouldn't stand out (wasn't stressed or bullied, swimming and eating fine, just stayed dark). After removing the other fish his colors have gone a little back to what he should be, so I'll say the colors could be pretty variable depending on the fish (LOL, for a while there it looked like I had a cheap black tang).

Thank u both for sharing your experiences:thumbsup: I really love this fish, my C. binotatus is beautiful and has a great personality:dance: He is in QT with a Tail spot Blennie & they have both got along great together:love2: In two more weeks I will get them into my display tank:rollface: