Help verifying a new tang

TimothyJ · 10/22/2006, 07:46 PM

I purchased a tang today that was at a local pet store listed as an 'assorted tang'. The pet store was not sure what type exactly it was. I was curious if maybe anyone knows what it might be. I will describe it and then try to get a picture of it up for a better idea.

It has a body shape most like the ctenochaetus tangs. The body seems to be a dark shade of brown with a yellow/white tail. The top and bottom fins have a blue color to them at times when it swims under the light. Also, around the eye is a royal blue color. The mouth is shaped like that of a Kole Tang. I will try to snap a picture of it and get it posted asap. Thanks.

usmcsgt · 10/22/2006, 07:52 PM

Steven Pro · 10/22/2006, 08:06 PM

Until you post an image, take a look here for comparisons,
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ctenocha.htm

Ctenochaetus binotatus sounds like a possibility.

TimothyJ · 10/22/2006, 09:03 PM

Here is the clearest picture I could take of the tang. It likes to zoom around and eat off the rocks!

Kahuna Tuna · 10/22/2006, 09:31 PM

That certainly looks like a sub adult binotatus to me, also known as a blue eyed kole.

DrBegalke · 10/22/2006, 10:55 PM

I agree, Ctenochaetus binotatus.

10/22/2006, 07:46 PM	#1
TimothyJ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 634	Help verifying a new tang I purchased a tang today that was at a local pet store listed as an 'assorted tang'. The pet store was not sure what type exactly it was. I was curious if maybe anyone knows what it might be. I will describe it and then try to get a picture of it up for a better idea. It has a body shape most like the ctenochaetus tangs. The body seems to be a dark shade of brown with a yellow/white tail. The top and bottom fins have a blue color to them at times when it swims under the light. Also, around the eye is a royal blue color. The mouth is shaped like that of a Kole Tang. I will try to snap a picture of it and get it posted asap. Thanks.

10/22/2006, 07:52 PM	#2
usmcsgt Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pensacola Fl. Posts: 999	__________________ There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder. -- Ronald Reagan Current Tank Info: 100 Gal Mixed reef Cube.

10/22/2006, 08:06 PM	#3
Steven Pro Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 9,376	Until you post an image, take a look here for comparisons, http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ctenocha.htm Ctenochaetus binotatus sounds like a possibility. __________________ Steven Pro, yep that is my real name. Current Tank Info: Twelve 600 gallon tubs located in a greenhouse

10/22/2006, 09:31 PM	#5
Kahuna Tuna Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,587	That certainly looks like a sub adult binotatus to me, also known as a blue eyed kole. __________________ "Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." -George Washington Current Tank Info: No tank currently

10/22/2006, 10:55 PM	#6
DrBegalke Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phoenix area, AZ Posts: 2,599	I agree, Ctenochaetus binotatus. __________________ ~Jason Begalke Current Tank Info: Latest project: JBJ Cubey

10/22/2006, 09:03 PM	#4
TimothyJ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 634	Here is the clearest picture I could take of the tang. It likes to zoom around and eat off the rocks!