tang identification

markandkristen · 02/12/2006, 03:28 PM

this is closest i can find Dussimer Tang - Acanthurus dussumieri

markandkristen · 02/12/2006, 03:29 PM

the fish store said it was a foxtail tang
when i google that .... nothing

markandkristen · 02/12/2006, 03:30 PM

couldnt find my tripod

supertech3 · 02/12/2006, 04:17 PM

Try looking up "powder brown tang" and compare it is a little hard with your pic

markandkristen · 02/12/2006, 04:28 PM

yeah a powder brown is def. different. this guy has different markings i will try for better pics tonight

Paintbug · 02/12/2006, 05:42 PM

this is a tough one! does it have spots on its face?

markandkristen · 02/12/2006, 05:46 PM

not yet

AllenFord_SC · 02/12/2006, 05:58 PM

It's an eyestripe surgeon, aka Acanthurus dussumieri, like you said.
Look at these two links:

http://ichtyonb1.mnhn.fr/identificat...&spines=&fins=

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1

AllenFord_SC · 02/12/2006, 06:04 PM

But then again it could be a juvenile Blonde naso tang.

gman0526 · 02/12/2006, 09:02 PM

Dussumieri and a very nice looking one.

markandkristen · 02/12/2006, 11:33 PM

that would be nice because i only paid 29 for him

markandkristen · 02/12/2006, 11:47 PM

whats wierd though his body is just brown gets light brown when happy but no lines on it

markandkristen · 02/13/2006, 02:24 PM

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Tim Lang · 02/13/2006, 05:37 PM

Looks like a goldrim to me

Tim Lang · 02/13/2006, 05:40 PM

definately not a Dussumieri, maybe an atlantic blue???

markandkristen · 02/13/2006, 11:58 PM

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Dubbin1 · 02/14/2006, 12:02 AM

I don't know what it is but you can rule out the naso guess.

AllenFord_SC · 02/14/2006, 12:09 AM

A yellow tang with a costume on?

markandkristen · 02/14/2006, 05:38 AM

Allenford_SC now were going somewhere. LOL

Pandora · 02/14/2006, 10:49 AM

mark, I wonder if it could possibly be a tang hybrid. We see those from time to time.

markandkristen · 02/14/2006, 02:12 PM

thats the conclusion im coming up with as well. i guess we will see over time if it changes like the dussimer tang

markandkristen · 02/15/2006, 09:18 PM

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Jeep$ter · 02/16/2006, 08:25 PM

Does it have a White ring around the tail ? Could be a Ring Tail Tang (Acanthurus blochii) i have one similar to yours that i bought as an Atlantic Blue , but hes far from that.

marrone · 02/19/2006, 09:20 AM

It's a Juv. dussumieri tang, if you could seem the color of it's tail, which should be purple and have spot, you would be able to id it better. I have a very large one 14"+, and also as small Juv. about 4", and they don't start to fully color up, in the lines on body, face, and tail, until they get about 10"+. They come in from time to time with the wrong name, like a lavender tang, and sell for cheap. If they're probably id a small one will go for about $100+

rpeeples · 02/19/2006, 11:19 AM

Its a Dang Tang

seriously....could be a new species

02/12/2006, 03:28 PM	#1
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	tang identification this is closest i can find Dussimer Tang - Acanthurus dussumieri

02/12/2006, 05:42 PM	#6
Paintbug Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Stoneville, NC Posts: 6,169	this is a tough one! does it have spots on its face? __________________ Never ask a girl over to see your crabs!! <-Tony-> Current Tank Info: NONE currently

02/12/2006, 05:58 PM	#8
AllenFord_SC Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ridgeland, SC Posts: 703	It's an eyestripe surgeon, aka Acanthurus dussumieri, like you said. Look at these two links: http://ichtyonb1.mnhn.fr/identificat...&spines=&fins= http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=1 __________________ We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl..... Roger Waters, Pink Floyd Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Mixed, 55 Gallon sump, 35 gallon fuge

02/12/2006, 06:04 PM	#9
AllenFord_SC Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ridgeland, SC Posts: 703	But then again it could be a juvenile Blonde naso tang. __________________ We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl..... Roger Waters, Pink Floyd Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Mixed, 55 Gallon sump, 35 gallon fuge

02/12/2006, 09:02 PM	#10
gman0526 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 1,278	Dussumieri and a very nice looking one. __________________ "If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts." A.E. Current Tank Info: 75 G BB tank

02/12/2006, 03:29 PM	#2
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	the fish store said it was a foxtail tang when i google that .... nothing

02/12/2006, 03:30 PM	#3
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	couldnt find my tripod

02/12/2006, 04:17 PM	#4
supertech3 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: El Paso Posts: 1,206	Try looking up "powder brown tang" and compare it is a little hard with your pic

02/12/2006, 04:28 PM	#5
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	yeah a powder brown is def. different. this guy has different markings i will try for better pics tonight

02/12/2006, 05:46 PM	#7
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	not yet

02/12/2006, 11:33 PM	#11
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	that would be nice because i only paid 29 for him

02/12/2006, 11:47 PM	#12
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	whats wierd though his body is just brown gets light brown when happy but no lines on it

02/13/2006, 02:24 PM	#13
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	.

02/13/2006, 05:37 PM	#14
Tim Lang Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 6	Looks like a goldrim to me

02/13/2006, 05:40 PM	#15
Tim Lang Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 6	definately not a Dussumieri, maybe an atlantic blue???

02/13/2006, 11:58 PM	#16
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	.

02/14/2006, 12:02 AM	#17
Dubbin1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 11,540	I don't know what it is but you can rule out the naso guess.

02/14/2006, 12:09 AM	#18
AllenFord_SC Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ridgeland, SC Posts: 703	A yellow tang with a costume on? __________________ We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl..... Roger Waters, Pink Floyd Current Tank Info: 150 Gallon Mixed, 55 Gallon sump, 35 gallon fuge

02/14/2006, 05:38 AM	#19
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	Allenford_SC now were going somewhere. LOL

02/14/2006, 10:49 AM	#20
Pandora Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Maryland near DC Posts: 1,706	mark, I wonder if it could possibly be a tang hybrid. We see those from time to time. __________________ Where are we going... And why am I in this handbasket? Current Tank Info: 75gal reef tank, 30 gal octopus tank, Other: 75gal planted Amazon tank

02/14/2006, 02:12 PM	#21
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	thats the conclusion im coming up with as well. i guess we will see over time if it changes like the dussimer tang

02/15/2006, 09:18 PM	#22
markandkristen Moved On Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Winterhaven, fl Posts: 4,081	.

02/16/2006, 08:25 PM	#23
Jeep$ter Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 26	Does it have a White ring around the tail ? Could be a Ring Tail Tang (Acanthurus blochii) i have one similar to yours that i bought as an Atlantic Blue , but hes far from that.

02/19/2006, 09:20 AM	#24
marrone Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NYC Posts: 1,197	It's a Juv. dussumieri tang, if you could seem the color of it's tail, which should be purple and have spot, you would be able to id it better. I have a very large one 14"+, and also as small Juv. about 4", and they don't start to fully color up, in the lines on body, face, and tail, until they get about 10"+. They come in from time to time with the wrong name, like a lavender tang, and sell for cheap. If they're probably id a small one will go for about $100+ __________________ "This isn't right. This isn't even wrong." Wolfgang Pauli, on a paper submitted by a physicist colleague Current Tank Info: 2-260, 75 Fish & 58 Reef

02/19/2006, 11:19 AM	#25
rpeeples Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NC Posts: 643	Its a Dang Tang seriously....could be a new species