If you really do want a black tang.

[atoll]

Totally black nose to and including tail yet cost £35. About $40 of your US funny money I guess. Stick a plastic long nose on it and add a few 0 to the price.
Yes I know rarity makes the expensive ones what they are but if you want a black show fish then is this really the poor mans tang?

 

[ndrwater]

Huh?

 

[Malifry97]

Huh?

+1 to “huh”?

 

[Gareth elliott]

Ctenochaetus species instead of Zebrasoma?

 

[ca1ore]

My yellow looks black when the lights are off too ....

 

[atoll]

Ctenochaetus species instead of Zebrasoma?

Of course but do you know which Ctenochaetus?

 

[Paul B]

Thats cool. I have a similar one...... OK, this one is in the ocean but I met him there and he agreed to be mine. But he will stay in the sea, thats the deal

 

[Sailfin11]

I've always thought that some Scopas tangs look almost indistinguishable from true black tangs.

 

[atoll]

Thats cool. I have a similar one...... OK, this one is in the ocean but I met him there and he agreed to be mine. But he will stay in the sea, thats the deal

Think that's a Caribbean blue tang Paul. Mines not that one but close.

 

[atoll]

I've always thought that some Scopas tangs look almost indistinguishable from true black tangs.

Yeah esp as there seems to be differences in depth of colour in the Scopas tang.

 

[Gareth elliott]

Of course but do you know which Ctenochaetus?

Adult chevron tang? Actually was guessing based on body shape this post was google lol.

 

[atoll]

Adult chevron tang? Actually was guessing based on body shape this post was google lol.

Nice try but nope. In fact I would be surprised if anybody guessed right.

 

[flsalty]

Ctenochaetus striatus?

 

[Paul B]

Think that's a Caribbean blue tang Paul. Mines not that one but close.

Probably as that is where I took that picture

 

[nereefpat]

C. stratius, or marginatus?...it's difficult with that picture.

 

[sixty_reefer]

Of course but do you know which Ctenochaetus?

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis?

 

[atoll]

Probably as that is where I took that picture

OK so let's see it's a tang, blue and photographed in the Caribbean hmmmm what could it be I wonder ; )
PS the juvenile is in fact yellow.

 

[atoll]

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis?

Nope.

 

[PicassoDan]

Ctenochaetus truncatus? Indian gold-ring bristletooth?

If it is, it's interesting that it doesn't have the gold-ring around its eye

 

[atoll]

Ctenochaetus truncatus? Indian gold-ring bristletooth?

If it is, it's interesting that it doesn't have the gold-ring around its eye

Nope not that either