Powder Brown Tang?

[ktimm001]

Hi there.
From sunny south Africa and have an established tank with two clowns, coral beauty and a cleaner shrimp and newly added "powder brown tang" and just need help confirming it's not another similar species? The tang also seems to be chasing the beauty a lot of anyone please has any advice?
Thanks so much :)
Kath

 

[Matze]

Kind of hard to say from the picture but it looks more like Acanthurus nigricans to me.
The A. japonicus has more white in its face and often color in his back fin.

Could you get some shots from the face and his complete side (straight on)?

 

[ktimm001]

Thanks so much for your input :) sorry the camera isn't great. Hope this helps and thanks again.

 

[ktimm001]

 

[Matze]

That is definetly Acanthurus japonicus :)
And he is beautiful :):)

I had one for 3 years and will get one for my current tank soon :)

 

[eatbreakfast]

Agreed, thats A. japonicus.

 

[ktimm001]

Thanks so much for the help I really appreciate it :) He's settled in today.