Tang ID

[BurgerFish]

Can somebody help me to id this tang?

 

[Mmun]

Can somebody help me to id this tang?

I think it’s Atlantic blue tang

 

[OrionN]

I don't think it is an Atlantic Blue Tang. The body is too elongated.
You are going to need to provide with a better picture with clear marking.

Tail coloration and shape, body marking coloration and size is extremely important to ID your tang, none of these was provided by your pictures. Only rough body outline.

 

[BurgerFish]

I'll try to make a better picture.

 

[Euphyllia97]

Looks like a ctenochaetus striatus Any clearer picture?

 

[mort]

I agree it's not a atlantic blue from that picture. My reasoning is it looks far to small to be in adult colouration and the body shape is wrong. It's like a bristletooth as mentioned above.

 

[BurgerFish]

I tried to make a better pictures:

 

[deerhunter06]

id say atlantic blue or adult chevron IDK what else it could be. pretty dark to be either but i would say Atlantic blue.

 

[Euphyllia97]

With the new picture I’m pretty sure this is the ctenochaetus striatus Bristletooth

here is mine (it doesn’t have ich, just some spirorbids on the glass)

 

[Reefing Madness]

Need a shot with the white lights up, need to see lines on the fish, and any colorations near the eyes and such, that would make it easier to ID.

 

[Dilan Patel]

Adult chevron tank(bristletooth family)?

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Adult chevron tank(bristletooth family)?

Yup. This is a cool looking fish. At first I thought Atlantic blue tang. But now I’m leaning towards some type of bristletooth

 

[BurgerFish]

With the new picture I’m pretty sure this is the ctenochaetus striatus Bristletooth

here is mine (it doesn’t have ich, just some spirorbids on the glass)

It's look identical to my tang.

I'll try to make a better pictures.

 

[Euphyllia97]

It's look identical to my tang.

I'll try to make a better pictures.

I think we might be quite lucky... It was sold to me as a Ctenochaetus strigosus (yellow eye kole) without the yellow eye. (Which was quite weird as this LFS is pretty professional). After doing research I have never come up with a specific type of tang. I think we are both lucky to own a hybrid between a striatus and white tail. If I’m not mistaken mine is coming from Mauritius.

They are not the most colorful without the yellow eye, but yours is the first tang I have seen that looks identical to mine. I guess they are quite rare.

 

[lebreef]

My guess is it’s a Ctenochaetus striatus.

 

[OrionN]

I think it is a A. thompsoni. It will get huge. The body shape and the black spot at the upper base of the tail is the reason I call it a Thompson Surgeon fish.

And it is not a Ctenochaetus tang. The shape is all wrong.

 

[BurgerFish]

I think it is a A. thompsoni. It will get huge. The body shape and the black spot at the upper base of the tail is the reason I call it a Thompson Surgeon fish.

And it is not a Ctenochaetus tang. The shape is all wrong.

I verify and it's look much more like Bristletooth. Not like Thompson.

I'll try to turn my T5 off and take a less blue picture with flashlight. In the photos everything is way too blue.

It was sold to me as a Ctenochaetus strigosu

How big it's now?

 

[Salty Lemon]

Is it a white tailed bristletooth?

 

[Euphyllia97]

I verify and it's look much more like Bristletooth. Not like Thompson.

I'll try to turn my T5 off and take a less blue picture with flashlight. In the photos everything is way too blue.


How big it's now?

It’s around 16cm now

 

[lebreef]

OP, does your fish look like the one below? That is a C. striatus