Tang Identification

Anatonic · Jan 11, 2023

Hello, I was wondering if anyone can help identify what type of tang this is?

ShepherdReefer · Jan 11, 2023

Hard to tell with the side rear picture; it looks like juvenile orangeband surgeonfish...possibly.

i cant think · Jan 12, 2023

Anatonic said:
Hello, I was wondering if anyone can help identify what type of tang this is?

I disagree with juvenile Acanthurus olivasceus. If you have a photo of the side then we can work better with it.
For now, I’ll say it’s likely to be a juvenile Acanthurus nigricauda from looking at the black line on both the scalpel and just before the eye.

nereefpat · Jan 12, 2023

Welcome to R2R!

Some of those juvenile Acanthurus genus tangs are pretty tough to ID until they mature a bit. A good pic from the side would help. Also, what is it labeled as, and do you know where it is from?

Anatonic · Jan 12, 2023

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i cant think said:
I disagree with juvenile Acanthurus olivasceus. If you have a photo of the side then we can work better with it.
For now, I’ll say it’s likely to be a juvenile Acanthurus nigricauda from looking at the black line on both the scalpel and just before the eye.

It does seem like it could be a juvenile Acanthurus nigricauda. Heres some more pictures, it was a little difficult to get better pictures hope this helps.

i cant think · Jan 13, 2023

Anatonic said:
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It does seem like it could be a juvenile Acanthurus nigricauda. Heres some more pictures, it was a little difficult to get better pictures hope this helps.

Definitely a nigricauda from those, it looks rather coloured down in a lot of the photos however in the bottom photo you can see the tail colour.

What size tank is he in?

Anatonic · Jan 13, 2023

i cant think said:
Definitely a nigricauda from those, it looks rather coloured down in a lot of the photos however in the bottom photo you can see the tail colour.

What size tank is he in?

He’s currently in a qt tank, but he’ll be moved to a 250 gallon tank.