Reverse Blue Hippo Tang

[josh childs]

Hey I just got my hands on an 8 inch reverse blue hippo! I was curious how much these retail for. I have never seen one in person prior to getting this from a local who is downsizing. I am in love witht his tang. He is almost all black.

 

[ENGReef]

what the heck!

 

[JumboShrimp]

He should be half-price, because he’s only half-right! ( joking!!) Nice find.

 

[kamikazereefer]

Wow first time i see one
Good job nice looking

 

[josh childs]

yeah he's 7 years old. He's huge and his color scheme is awesome. He's basically a koi blue hippo. Im excited to have him for his forever home in my reef

 

[Fowler freak]

CHA-CHING ;()

 

[MiniatusMan]

Hey guys first time posting for me. I recently posted a photo of my mostly black hippo tang on my local saltwater FB page and someone mentioned I should put it on here. I am curious your opinion... I bought this fish as a tiny (less than an inch) hippo tang and he is now around 2 years old. Do you think it’s a cross bred tang or the environment he is raised in? Sorry he is tough to catch a great photo.

 

[JumboShrimp]

Very 'Snazzy'-- I like him!

 

[andrewkw]

Neat! As for value hard to say a regular blue tang is worth quite a bit these days.

 

[mort]

Do you think it’s a cross bred tang or the environment he is raised in?

Neither really, it's just a natural pigmentation aberration. It's not that uncommon, meaning it's been documented plenty of times, and it's not always a fixed colouration. In the past I've seen people with a couple of regals that varied the amount of blue and black on their bodies over time as well as seeing some that completely reverted back to normal colouration.

 

[MiniatusMan]

Neat! As for value hard to say a regular blue tang is worth quite a bit these days.

My buddy just sent me this. Interesting to say the least and not nearly as black as either of ours that’s are shown. https://aquariumreefers.com/products/black-face-blue-hippo-tang-wysiwyg