Tang fish ID?

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Is this an atlantic blue tang?
Lol
Got adoption from a friend and this guy was one of em.
Thanks!
Devin

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

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[i cant think]

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Definitely not an Atlantic blue, It appears to be a Ctenochaetus species. A better photo of body and colours would help but I’d say C. striatus.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Could be an orange striped bristle tooth tang I guess... huh. Ok ty I'll try and get a better picture. He or she is shy and hides a lot. Lol.
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[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

After mcgoogling it and seeing the imgs that appear. I think your spot on. Lol! Ty.
I find it interesting liveaquaria says 10" for both him/her and my purple tang. Lol. I would have expected this tan brown guy to get bigger. Hes deff.more docile. Ty again!
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[nereefpat]

Any chance of a better picture? I know it's tough. Healthy grown-from-juvenile-to-adult in a tank Atlantic blue would be pretty unusual.

 

[Wasabiroot]

After mcgoogling it and seeing the imgs that appear. I think your spot on. Lol! Ty.
I find it interesting liveaquaria says 10" for both him/her and my purple tang. Lol. I would have expected this tan brown guy to get bigger. Hes deff.more docile. Ty again!
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@i cant think knows their stuff. I believe they work in an lfs. Seems to be knowledgeable about fish livestock in particular.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Tail pic!

 

[i cant think]

@i cant think knows their stuff. I believe they work in an lfs. Seems to be knowledgeable about fish livestock in particular.

I actually dont work in an LFS currently however I did a few years ago and I’ve learnt a lot about compatibility, temperament/behaviour and how to Identify each fish.
For the OP, here’s an easy way to ID A. coeruleus or even most Ctenochaetus from Acanthurus species.
Atlantic blues are a very circular bodied fish compared to Ctenochaetus which are much more elongated and have what appears to be an arrow tip cutting into their dorsal and anal fins.
If need be I can get a photo of my C. binotatus and show what I mean by the arrow tip.

 

[nereefpat]

@i cant think knows their stuff. I believe they work in an lfs. Seems to be knowledgeable about fish livestock in particular.

I cant think is great, but I wouldn't trust most LFS employees to ID anything

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Lol here's his or hers tail. Lights just came on. I told ya a hider. Lol.
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[i cant think]

I cant think is great, but I wouldn't trust most LFS employees to ID anything

Oh man, some LFS employees really don’t understand the hobby or what they’re looking at but over here it’s hard to come across someone like that.

Lol here's his or hers tail. Lights just came on. I told ya a hider. Lol.
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This just confuses us even more!
I cant think of a Ctenochaetus with streamers as it ages but I wonder if that’s because they all have them just they don’t develop till they mature and grow more?
I’ll still stick to C. striatus but a full body photo will help more as Ctenochaetus can go through MANY colour patterns throughout the day!

 

[nereefpat]

C. striatus can have streamers like that. Image from fishbase by Richard Field.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Eh?! Lol
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[i cant think]

Eh?! Lol
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Yeah, that looks quite large to be a “normal” Ctenochaetus which usually max out at 4 inch. Definitely a Striatus and a stunning one at that.