I.d. This tang

Shep · Jul 13, 2015

Reefing Madness said:
Squaretail Bristletooth Tang
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+43+2994&pcatid=2994

Looks very similar to this, nice looking fish btw.

eatbreakfast · Jul 13, 2015

Shep said:
Looks very similar to this, nice looking fish btw.

Looks similar, but the tail of the OP differs. The top ray and the bottom ray of the squaretail connect in a straight line, thus the name squaretail. In the OP the rays are forked.

4FordFamily · Jul 13, 2015

eatbreakfast said:
Looks similar, but the tail of the OP differs. The top ray and the bottom ray of the squaretail connect in a straight line, thus the name squaretail. In the OP the rays are forked.

That's why I keep circling back to a unique kole

Jadinop · Jul 13, 2015

I have always referred to them as the Indian Ocean Kole tang since that is what some wholesalers list them as. https://www.reef2reef.com/blog/im-s...ing-bristletooth-tang-ctenochaetus-truncatus/

Mmsetta · Jul 21, 2015

As an update - I fished this guy out and brought him back to lfs. The tank was very unsettled with that fish in there. I think it was sick. Put it in qt and it colored up brown. I figured another tank may be a better home for this guy.

4FordFamily · Jul 21, 2015

Mmsetta said:
As an update - I fished this guy out and brought him back to lfs. The tank was very unsettled with that fish in there. I think it was sick. Put it in qt and it colored up brown. I figured another tank may be a better home for this guy.

Interesting.

So it sounds like it was indeed a kole tang. That's a lot of color loss! Maybe it had intestinal parasites or your system didn't sit well with it. :shrug: