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Unread 09/16/2016, 05:34 PM   #1
jclaus
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what kind of tang is this?

need help identifying this tang...


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Unread 09/16/2016, 05:40 PM   #2
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Acanthurus coeruleus Blue tang


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Unread 09/16/2016, 05:44 PM   #3
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Lavender tang?


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Unread 09/16/2016, 07:57 PM   #4
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Any chance that would be a Thompson tang? It has a liarish type tail.


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Unread 09/16/2016, 08:51 PM   #5
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As I said before.

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Unread 09/16/2016, 09:19 PM   #6
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Looks like a lavender to me aswell..... Take a brighter picture they are similar fish except you know ones blue and ones lavender.




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Unread 09/17/2016, 06:07 AM   #7
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Looks like a lavender to me aswell..... Take a brighter picture they are similar fish except you know ones blue and ones lavender.



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Unread 09/19/2016, 07:38 AM   #8
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looks like an Lavender Tang getting ready to go into its transformation.


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