Show off your Tangs

[Jesterrace]

Just one yellow in my 90 gallon:

 

[Dude60415]

Here's my naso posing for the shot.

 

[Yates273]

Here’s my Kole Tang that acquired

 

[Talo’s Reef]

Curious if you guys could help. Sold to me as a juvenile orange shoulder tang. I’m having my doubts as his face is turning grey. Is only about 1.5in. Love the little guy though.

 

[Greenstreet.1]

My new guy in qt.

 

[WV Reefer]

Tommy the Yellow Tang

 

[HotRocks]

Tommy the Yellow Tang

Cool pic!

 

[HotRocks]

Curious if you guys could help. Sold to me as a juvenile orange shoulder tang. I’m having my doubts as his face is turning grey. Is only about 1.5in. Love the little guy though.

There are many tangs that are yellow when juveniles. This looks like a Kole juvy to me. Orange shoulder would typically have a dark patch where the orange spot is on adult. I could be wrong. With face turning Kole is my guess!

 

[HotRocks]

My new guy in qt.

Gratz! I love my powder brown even though he can be a jerk sometimes. Beautiful fish!

 

[Greenstreet.1]

I would also have to agree that that is not an orange shoulder tang most of the juveniles have the outline of the orange marking already. Like this.

 

[Talo’s Reef]

There are many tangs that are yellow when juveniles. This looks like a Kole juvy to me. Orange shoulder would typically have a dark patch where the orange spot is on adult. I could be wrong. With face turning Kole is my guess!

Thanks guys. I tend to agree with you. Either way it will be fun to watch him grow and see how he changes

 

[HotRocks]

Thanks guys. I tend to agree with you. Either way it will be fun to watch him grow and see how he changes

Yep! Plus look at the rings around the eyes.

 

[Swoody]

Thanks guys. I tend to agree with you. Either way it will be fun to watch him grow and see how he changes

I agree with the others and you can see the faint markings of the Kole on him already. You are right in saying it will be great having him from that young age and watching it mature! Not sure of the size of your tank but you may be better off with a Kole sized Tang anyway!! Win Win!!! Best of luck with the little guy!

 

[fishplace817]

 

[HotRocks]

@4FordFamily what is wrong with this picture?

 

[4FordFamily]

@4FordFamily what is wrong with this picture?

Two regular sized sailfin tangs?

 

[4FordFamily]

There are many tangs that are yellow when juveniles. This looks like a Kole juvy to me. Orange shoulder would typically have a dark patch where the orange spot is on adult. I could be wrong. With face turning Kole is my guess!

Juvenile bristletooth tangs are really tough to ID. I am not comfortable saying this is a juvenile Kole because of the overall shape of this one’s fins (more squared off like a two spot bristletooth) and the forked tail (again, something seen on two spot, tomini, etc).

However, the color is wrong for either one. So it’s as good of a guess as any! Obviously species variance and photos could contribute to my observation.

I will say that it is a bristletooth tang species, definitely not acanhurus although the odd Caribbean blue tang juvenile looks an awful lot like a juvenile bristletooth.

 

[HotRocks]

Two regular sized sailfin tangs?

Look at BHT tail. Look familiar?

 

[4FordFamily]

What? I don’t see anything? Is that Blue Hippo Tang? Stop making crap up, Kyle!

 

[dbraun15]

Just picked these up from a local who was getting out...I now have a yellow eyed Kole, Clown and these two...would like to add a couple more...