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Looks like a orange stripe bristletooth, they get big!


EDIT: Nevermind, looks like a two spot bristletooth, which won't get as big (kole tangs will have a yellow ring around their eyes)
 

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Also here is my white tail.
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I got this fish from someone breaking down a tank and it was free so I jumped on it. I want to know what fish it is and if it ca. stay in my redsea 350 long term. Thanks in advance!

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This is a Ctenochaetus binotatus - Twinspof Bristletooth or Blue Eye Kole. This is mine, he is without a doubt much more peaceful than other tangs but he will have his moments when I introduce angels or such.
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Ctenochaetus binotatus is correct. I'm surprised it took 2 pages before someone said it. The "two spots" by the caudal fin give it away. The blue eye also helps. Two spot would be a good common name to use, since it is pretty obvious what species you're talking about.

Personally, I don't like the term "bristletooth", unless you're referring to the whole Ctenochaetus genus. I also think kole should be reserved for C. strigosus, which basically aren't collected anymore.
 

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