tang ID

aandfsoccr04 · 07/28/2011, 03:48 PM

Is this an atlantic blue tang? I'm pretty sure it is but just wanted to double check.

shaginwagon13 · 07/28/2011, 03:53 PM

Not sure but did a quick search and sorta looks like a purple tang. could be wrong though

cloak · 07/28/2011, 04:04 PM

Atlantic blue.

billdogg · 07/28/2011, 05:12 PM

still partially juvi coloration, but yes Atlantic blue

king87 · 07/28/2011, 05:43 PM

Atlantic blue for sure. Nice looking fish

JoeRonda · 07/28/2011, 05:54 PM

Wow, I want your Tang! ...Nice!

Netofficer3710 · 07/28/2011, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeRonda

Wow, I want your Tang! ...Nice!

Not without dinner first!

pnavarro170 · 07/28/2011, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaginwagon13

Not sure but did a quick search and sorta looks like a purple tang. could be wrong though

purple tangs are purple. lol

Sport507 · 07/28/2011, 06:47 PM

http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/produ...id=818&cid=287

Netofficer3710 · 07/28/2011, 06:48 PM

I can't tell the difference between a atlantic blue and a purple. When your color blind they look identical...

cloak · 07/28/2011, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Netofficer3710

I can't tell the difference between a atlantic blue and a purple. When your color blind they look identical...

Purple tangs have more of a "snout" on em.

aandfsoccr04 · 07/28/2011, 09:10 PM

You think I should hang on to this fish or swap it out for a blue eyed kole. 120 gallon 4x2x2 for the tang. The roomates are a blue hippo, yellow watchman goby, and black and white damsel

evo@32psi · 07/28/2011, 09:45 PM

Beautiful Fish!!!!!

Toddrtrex · 07/28/2011, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by aandfsoccr04

You think I should hang on to this fish or swap it out for a blue eyed kole. 120 gallon 4x2x2 for the tang. The roomates are a blue hippo, yellow watchman goby, and black and white damsel

I would swap it for a blue eye kole. The Atlantic (( along with your "hippo" )) will get too big for your tank. Plus, they can get pretty nasty the larger/older they get. They can get surprisingly huge, I was shocked when I saw a bunch of them while snorkeling in Puerto Rico.

ErinCahir · 07/29/2011, 01:39 AM

Gorgeous fish... but +1 Todd.
The blue eye kole is just as good and would be quite happy in your system.

canrio · 07/29/2011, 09:14 AM

Very nice!

tmz · 07/29/2011, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by pnavarro170

purple tangs are purple. lol

tmz · 07/29/2011, 09:48 AM

That post is a thumbs down which didn't print on the first try.

pnavarro170 · 07/29/2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by tmz

That post is a thumbs down which didn't print on the first try.

nothing malicious just funny. come on.

aandfsoccr04 · 07/30/2011, 06:24 PM

It will probably be a nightmare to catch and looks good in there so I might just wait a few months until it gets a little bigger to take the whole system apart to catch it. Ohhh decisions decisions. Maybe I should even get rid of the blue hippo too at that time...

07/28/2011, 03:48 PM	#1
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	tang ID Is this an atlantic blue tang? I'm pretty sure it is but just wanted to double check. __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

07/28/2011, 05:12 PM	#4
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	still partially juvi coloration, but yes Atlantic blue __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

07/28/2011, 06:47 PM	#9
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,651	http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/produ...id=818&cid=287 __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member

07/28/2011, 09:10 PM	#12
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	You think I should hang on to this fish or swap it out for a blue eyed kole. 120 gallon 4x2x2 for the tang. The roomates are a blue hippo, yellow watchman goby, and black and white damsel __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

07/29/2011, 09:48 AM	#18
tmz ReefKeeping Mag staff Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Seneca NY Posts: 27,691	That post is a thumbs down which didn't print on the first try. __________________ Tom Current Tank Info: Tank of the Month , November 2011 : 600gal integrated system: 3 display tanks (120 g, 90g, 89g),several frag/grow out tanks, macroalgae refugia, cryptic zones. 40+ fish, seahorses, sps,lps,leathers, zoanthidae and non photosynthetic corals.

07/28/2011, 03:53 PM	#2
shaginwagon13 Chartered Accountant Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,219	Not sure but did a quick search and sorta looks like a purple tang. could be wrong though

07/28/2011, 04:04 PM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Atlantic blue.

07/28/2011, 05:43 PM	#5
king87 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 41	Atlantic blue for sure. Nice looking fish

07/28/2011, 05:54 PM	#6
JoeRonda Made in the U.S.A. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Washington,PA Posts: 694	Wow, I want your Tang! ...Nice!

07/28/2011, 06:48 PM	#10
Netofficer3710 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 465	I can't tell the difference between a atlantic blue and a purple. When your color blind they look identical...

07/28/2011, 09:45 PM	#13
evo@32psi Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Biloxi, MS Posts: 51	Beautiful Fish!!!!!

07/29/2011, 01:39 AM	#15
ErinCahir Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 63	Gorgeous fish... but +1 Todd. The blue eye kole is just as good and would be quite happy in your system.

07/29/2011, 09:14 AM	#16
canrio Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Alton, Illinois Posts: 87	Very nice!

07/30/2011, 06:24 PM	#20
aandfsoccr04 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 3,561	It will probably be a nightmare to catch and looks good in there so I might just wait a few months until it gets a little bigger to take the whole system apart to catch it. Ohhh decisions decisions. Maybe I should even get rid of the blue hippo too at that time... __________________ 120 gallon mixed reef

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