The Fish I couldn’t resist

[bruno3047]

Some photos of the Blue Caribbean Tang. A relatively obscure surgeonfish that is very difficult to find in the juvenile stage, which is all yellow. As the fish matures, it turns into a bright blue with striping that is remarkably similar to the Scribbled Angelfish. There’s a Florida diver who has a website where he offers 1 to 2 1/2 inch juveniles regularly at the very reasonable price of $35 each. So I grabbed one. Delivery supposed to happen before 12 noon and I can’t sleep.

 

[fishguy242]

Nice, be sure to vary his diet when young , mine loved spinach as a treat 2x a week at 1".

 

[bruno3047]

Nice, be sure to vary his diet when young , mine loved spinach as a treat 2x a week at 1".

I was thinking of Romain Lettuce. Would you suggest spinach instead? Spinach it is.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Oooo that’s so cool!

 

[fishguy242]

I was thinking of Romain Lettuce. Would you suggest spinach instead?

yes both , vary diet ,1 or 2x a week ,also macro, spirulina flake, enhanced pellets ,size according.
very fragile until say 3" ,
hope you get a 2"+ ...

 

[bruno3047]

yes both , vary diet ,1 or 2x a week ,also macro, spirulina flake, enhanced pellets ,size according.
very fragile until say 3" ,
hope you get a 2"+ ...

If he comes in less than 2 inches, I’ll put some newly hatched brine in the QT and hope that he goes for them. I have a hatch working right now for my coral feeding tomorrow. I’ll probably go to the Publix later on and pick up spinach and romaine. Ironic that the first fish I fed Romain and spinach to was a tiny Scribbled Angelfish.

 

[exnisstech]

Congrats. One if my local stores has a trough probably 25 ft long. They have an adult in there and I will say it is stunning.

 

[bruno3047]

It’s tiny. Maybe 1-1 1/2 inch. Looks like the size of those captive bred angels. Oh well. Challenge is now to keep it alive. I got some baby live brine cooking. We’ll see how that goes.

OMG. It’s really cute. Already picking at algae.

 

[bruno3047]

It took a few hours but it looks like a light went on in the little guy’s head suddenly. and he’s now chasing the newly hatched brine shrimp all over the tank. He’s also aggressively hitting the little rocks with the algae.
Little guy is an eating machine. Next, trick him into taking some Hikari Marine S pellets.

 

[bruno3047]

Teeny

 

[blaxsun]

$35, lol. I much prefer this over the $500 yellow tang...

 

[bruno3047]

My thing was always raising tiny angels into adults. I’ve had Majestic, Scribbled, Yellow-bellied Regal, Emperor, Blue-faced, Flame, Coral Beauty, and Bicolor angels as tiny and as cute as you can imagine over the years. But I don’t think I’ve ever had a fish as cute as this little Blue Caribbean Tang. Watching him dart around after the baby brine shrimp just makes me smile.

 

[FISHPIG]

Where do I find this guy in florida ? I want one . Thanks, Ned

 

[bruno3047]

Where do I find this guy in florida ? I want one . Thanks, Ned

Atlantic Blue Tang (Small) juvenile 1-2.5 inch

Acanthurus coeruleus juevinile atlantic tang reef safe fish

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[bruno3047]

Where do I find this guy in florida ? I want one . Thanks, Ned

If you’re going to place an order, put any special request you may have into the “notes“ section of the order form and they’ll try to accommodate you.

 

[ReefEco]

Nice fish - love the adult color and striping. Nothing like rearing a juvenile into a strapping adult fish!

 

[bruno3047]

Tiny Gramma I bought as a dither fish for the Tang has finally come out to play….and eat.

 

[Karen00]

Both are beautiful! I can't get over how tiny that tang is. He sure is stunning and I can't believe he was only $35. Maybe it was a typo on the website and it should've been $350. LOL Congrats!

 

[bruno3047]

Success! Both the Gramma and the Tang ate Hikari Marine S pellets today. I was tempted to buy another little Tang and try to pair the two up, but I decided against it. I don’t wanna push my luck.

 

[shakacuz]

Success! Both the Gramma and the Tang ate Hikari Marine S pellets today. I was tempted to buy another little Tang and try to pair the two up, but I decided against it. I don’t wanna push my luck.

good choice with not pushing your luck.. if it's not broken, don't fix it! beautiful fish!