Is this fish really this color?

[littlefoxx]

@vetteguy53081 do you have any experience with this tang?? Just wondering if these are real coloring on them because when I google it theres a mix of pictures looking like this and others not even close. Anyone on here own one that can share pictures of it? Always been curious if these are their actual colors

 

[reef’r]

Not at all, I have one

 

[vetteguy53081]

@vetteguy53081 do you have any experience with this tang?? Just wondering if these are real coloring on them because when I google it theres a mix of pictures looking like this and others not even close. Anyone on here own one that can share pictures of it? Always been curious if these are their actual colors

Very high likelihood- Photoshopped

 

[Tamberav]

Says stripes disappear with age, they look closer to that as juvies but not actually that bright .

https://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/surgeonfishes/ctenochaetus-striatus.htm

 

[edsbeaker]

I am curious as well. That would be a beautiful fish! Like you I googled it and I could only see that exact picture that you posted from one online store. Most other well known places have photos that are much duller in color. Live Aquaria states that the juvenile has a blue color that disappears into a brownish in adulthood.

 

[littlefoxx]

I am curious as well. That would be a beautiful fish! Like you I googled it and I could only see that exact picture that you posted from one online store. Most other well known places have photos that are much duller in color. Live Aquaria states that the juvenile has a blue color that disappears into a brownish in adulthood.

Yeah I saw this as well which is why I was curious.

Says stripes disappear with age, they look closer to that as juvies but not actually that bright .

https://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/surgeonfishes/ctenochaetus-striatus.htm

I saw that too but when I looked up adults of that fish I was still getting the image above! So I wasnt sure if it was being mixed up with another fish!

 

[littlefoxx]

Not at all, I have one

Whats yours look like??

 

[Tamberav]

It seems every photo taken with those bright colors is juveniles and taken in the wild/ocean so lighting would be different (the actual sun) and I assume they use a filter

So maybe not photoshop, but also not what they will look like in our tanks and certainly lose the colors with age.

 

[littlefoxx]

It seems every photo taken with those bright colors is juveniles and taken in the wild/ocean so lighting would be different (the actual sun) and I assume they use a filter

So maybe not photoshop, but also not what they will look like in our tanks and certainly lose the colors with age.

Ah that one looks more real than the picture I saw! Too bad, they are beautiful as juvs!

 

[Tamberav]

Here’s more from the wild, they look big to me but the coloring is clearly there

 

[Tamberav]

You can even see it in the video which they do label as juvies

https://www.underseaproductions.com...nochaetus-striatus-swimming-wide-video-13607/

 

[edsbeaker]

Yeah I saw this as well which is why I was curious.

I saw that too but when I looked up adults of that fish I was still getting the image above! So I wasnt sure if it was being mixed up with another fish!

That would have made for a great center piece fish.

 

[littlefoxx]

Here’s more from the wild, they look big to me but the coloring is clearly there

Wow they are really pretty!!!

 

[reef’r]

I am curious as well. That would be a beautiful fish! Like you I googled it and I could only see that exact picture that you posted from one online store. Most other well known places have photos that are much duller in color. Live Aquaria states that the juvenile has a blue color that disappears into a brownish in adulthood.

Whats yours look like??

Mine looks exactly like this, unfortunately I don’t have any good pictures of him

 

[littlefoxx]

Mine looks exactly like this, unfortunately I don’t have any good pictures of him

Ah. Does he have distinguishable darker lines like in the picture?

 

[fishywishy]

Mine looks exactly like this, unfortunately I don’t have any good pictures of him

Pics?