Ocean Surgeonfish (Caribbean)

[Luisra]

Found 2 of them trapped in a tide pool. So we caught them by hand (no nets), and added them to a freind's 110g tank. These are ick magnets!!, I thought they were going to get sick, but after 3 weeks they are looking super healthy and no signs of ick or any other disease.

Here they are Ocean Surgeonfish (Acanthurus bahianus)

 

[Jake1]

wow they are great looking fish!!

 

[mainereefer]

sweet! the lfs around here sells them for $25 as atlantic tang's

when they are little they are yellow then turn to a nice blue

 

[Murfman]

Look a lot like my Dussumeiri Tang.

 

[BEEKER]

Nice catch! I have a friend that has a nice blue one he caught diving. He has had it for years.

 

[Lateral72]

sweet! the lfs around here sells them for $25 as atlantic tang's

when they are little they are yellow then turn to a nice blue

The yellow ones that turn to blue are Atlantic Blue Tangs, a different species than the OP's.



Eitherway, a cool fish. We had a Doctorfish for a while. Atlantic tangs are very underappreciated

 

[Luisra]

wow they are great looking fish!!

Thanks:D

sweet! the lfs around here sells them for $25 as atlantic tang's
when they are little they are yellow then turn to a nice blue

Those are beautifull!!

Look a lot like my Dussumeiri Tang.

It does, but this one is from the Caribbean and it was free!!!!!!

Nice catch! I have a friend that has a nice blue one he caught diving. He has had it for years.

Gracias!

The yellow ones that turn to blue are Atlantic Blue Tangs, a different species than the OP's.

Eitherway, a cool fish. We had a Doctorfish for a while. Atlantic tangs are very underappreciated

You are correct, this is not an Atlantic Blue Tang, or a Doctorfish, its an Oceanic Surgeonfish/Tang. I guess people don't like them because they are not rare or "exotic".

 

[Nicks387]

Thats awesome. Good looking tangs. Thats for sure.

 

[Brad Vaughn]

Found 2 of them trapped in a tide pool. So we caught them by hand (no nets), and added them to a freind's 110g tank. These are ick magnets!!, I thought they were going to get sick, but after 3 weeks they are looking super healthy and no signs of ick or any other disease.

Here they are Ocean Surgeonfish (Acanthurus bahianus)

How did these get along long term?