Vlamingi tang?

[turtle1937]

I got this little guy on Black Friday as a vlamingi tang but I’m not seeing spots or blue lips on it compared to others that I see smaller than him. It’s about 5 inches long only blue is on the back tail. What y’all think?

 

[ndrwater]

Could be a unicorn tang. Same family and difficult to tell them apart when really small

 

[turtle1937]

Yeah I friend said it could be a blue tail unicorn tang from Hawaii.

 

[ndrwater]

Still a cool fish either way.. they do get BIG though..

 

[turtle1937]

Here’s a better picture of him

 

[ndrwater]

I think Unicorn...

 

[turtle1937]

I think Unicorn...

Thank you

 

[Reeffraff]

I would also wager that it's a unicorn tang. Keep an eye on the color around the spines as it grows. If they turn baby blue then it's a Naso unicornis (bluespine unicorn tang).

 

[turtle1937]

I would also wager that it's a unicorn tang. Keep an eye on the color around the spines as it grows. If they turn baby blue then it's a Naso unicornis (bluespine unicorn tang).

Okay thank you!!! Weird that it came in shipment labeled as a vlamingi tang lol

 

[nereefpat]

Definitely Naso genus. I wouldn't rule out vlamingii yet.