Help with tang ID

[Sharkattackmack]

Bought this tang close to a month ago. It couldn't have been very old due to the size and how translucent it was. It was sold to me as a yellow eye Kole but as it's been "colouring up" it has no yellow around it's eye and is starting to look much more like a two spot.

 

[Cthulukelele]

My guess would be blue eye/two spot tang. If not blue eye kole tang, could be Ctenochaetus cf. striatus

 

[littlefoxx]

Maybe a blue lip bristletooth? I have one that looks similar but he has a lot more blue on his mouth and face

 

[Troylee]

Looks like my blue eye white tail… he/she goes dark a lot if stressed but shows the white tail for the most part.

 

[i cant think]

Bought this tang close to a month ago. It couldn't have been very old due to the size and how translucent it was. It was sold to me as a yellow eye Kole but as it's been "colouring up" it has no yellow around it's eye and is starting to look much more like a two spot.

Looks like a young Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus.

 

[nereefpat]

It seems to lack the "2 spots" of the 2 spot. Cyanocheilus would be my guess too.

 

[beamers]

Kole tang. It might have never had the yellow around its eyes. Or got sick and lost the pigment.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Not kole as I have one but more like a blue lip or short tail bristletooth

 

[i cant think]

Kole tang. It might have never had the yellow around its eyes. Or got sick and lost the pigment.

Ctenochaetus strigosus is impossible to get unless from a tank break down.

The colour of the ring around the eye is also part of the pattern on the fish. It can’t be lost unless it’s another species.