What fish is this?

[Cory]

I'm I know its a bad pic but he keeps hiding every time i point the camera.

 

[Kworker]

Kind of hard to tell from angle.. But I am thinking a type of bristletooth tang (squaretail), or maybe a juvenile caribbean blue tang.

 

[kozzy]

I think it's a juvenile Atlantic blue tang

 

[Lemec]

I would vote juv blue tang as well

 

[Cory]

Thanks guys. The store said it was a mimic tang but doesnt look to me like it.

 

[steve&mari]

Here you go http://m.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+43+2994&pcatid=2994

 

[4FordFamily]

I tend to think it is as steve says, (Ctenochaetus truncatus) because of the lack of stripes on it and the lack of a blue eye. Juvenile Atlantic blue tangs have blue hilights around their fins as juveniles but more importantly 99% of them have blue(ish) eyes.

To contrast, here are some photos of the squaredtooth bristle:

And here are Atlantic blue juveniles:

Notice also that blue tangs have no spots and are more disc shaped. As they mature they begin to get the lined patterns of the adults but never spots.

The bristletooth are less disc shaped and tend to have spots on them and no blue eyes, although blue outline is possible on fins.

 

[4FordFamily]

Also it is most certainly not a mimic tang.

 

[Cory]

So for sure not a mimic tang? Heres the best pic i got so far:

 

[eatbreakfast]

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So for sure not a mimic tang? Heres the best pic i got so far:

Definitely a Ctenochaetus truncatus.

 

[Paul B]

Manta Ray

 

[Cory]

Lol manta ray..

So what should i feed it? First day it seems happy but isnt eating any prepared foods. I tried algae flakes, regular flakes, micro pellets, frozen brine shrimp, and its not eating those. It is grazing on algae though.

 

[Paul B]

Those foods you mentioned are not appropriate foods for any fish. Feed it clams or live worms. If you can't get that, LRS makes a good frozen food.

 

[jasonandsarah]

These guys are right. Here's my mimic tang for reference (even though he decided to mimic a yellow tang more then a lemon peel! Lol)

 

[eatbreakfast]

These guys are right. Here's my mimic tang for reference (even though he decided to mimic a yellow tang more then a lemon peel! Lol)

Mimicing a haroldi angel.

 

[jasonandsarah]

Mimicing a haroldi angel.

I didn't know there were different mimics I guess? I bought it as a mimic lemonpeel but it's pure yellow.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I didn't know there were different mimics I guess? I bought it as a mimic lemonpeel but it's pure yellow.

There are a few angels that get mimicked, the yellow ones are haroldi and flavissimus, and brownish grey are eiblii and vroliki.

 

[jasonandsarah]

There are a few angels that get mimicked, the yellow ones are haroldi and flavissimus, and brownish grey are eiblii and vroliki.

Sweet thanks for the info. Always happy to learn something :)

 

[Kworker]

I love mimic tangs and will be adding one soon, but that bristletooth is a beautiful fish.