philippine yellow tang

[nissanrs]

anyone have heard of this? I just picked one up. In the new fuge that got put up a cple days ago. have purple tang 3 x the size in mt.
yeah, anyone hear of this fish. been reading a bit, finding out some saying it's a "mimic sailfin"?
Also hearing its a shortnose yellow tang from the philippines.

 

[nissanrs]

anyone... hilippine yellow tang?

 

[Haddonis Reef]

Have any pics?

 

[nissanrs]

I will get some up afterwork. I put her in the fuge, pulled her out the same night after seeing ick. setup a hospital tank for her. slowly lowering the salt.

 

[nissanrs]

best pic so far

 

[nissanrs]

i couldnt post the pic right side up

 

[nissanrs]

 

[daybreaks]

Mimic Yellow Tang

Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Mimic Lemon Peel Tang

 

[revhtree]

Mimic Yellow Tang

Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Mimic Lemon Peel Tang

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[nissanrs]

not eating algae though. they were killing her at the shop. paper thin black spots developed on the face.

 

[greg 45]

I have a few of these and yes they were from the phillipines , that's what they call them , they also have a black boarder around them as they get older
I will try and post a picture tonight if they stay still long enough, you are correct they don't seem to look for algae .

 

[nissanrs]

yall think its ok to keep her in a fuge?

 

[greg 45]

n
Issanrs I think he stated It was In a hospital tank

 

[nissanrs]

she is in a hospital tank as of now. I was thinking of keeping her in the 20g fuge. Atleast until she get a bit bigger. I have a purple tang in the mt, doubt there might be problem if i move rocks around.
the fuge has low very low water movement. chaeto caulerpa rocks sand.

 

[nissanrs]

i was trying to see where see should go after hospital tank. prob wait 10 weeks or so to be sure.

 

[tuna_bullet]

yes and there also called chocolate tangs as they get bigger they get more brown and orange on them.....also have seen them called false mimics

 

[larangcon]

Mimic Yellow Tang

Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Mimic Lemon Peel Tang

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[greg 45]

poor picture

you can get the idea of the coloring

 

[hansy65]

Acanthurus pyroferus

 

[littlefoxx]

Acanthurus pyroferus

This post was from 2013 lol