What kind of tang is this?

[Montiman]

I think they mean A. Xanthopterus. That was another I was considering.

This is Liveaquaria's picture for a juvenile A. Xanthopterus though:

Yes I had this species for a while. It gets very very large. The adult color is very different from the picture.

 

[Zoa_Fanatic]

Well after pointing out the freckles/spots on the face/tail, Liveaquaria now says it is in fact a Bareine tang and gave me a refund. That being said he's taken a turn for the worse and I'm not sure he'll make it to the morning.

LA is trash now. Whoever bought them has run them into the ground

 

[Aquarist76]

Don't Dussumieri tangs have a white spine outlined in black just like in the picture of your 8" one? I'm not sure, but that is what I am seeing. I questioned against Dussumieri since the tail of yours is mostly white, but some images I find of Dussumieri tangs show white tails when young. (but, then again, who knows if the images are labeled accurately for random internet searches?)
It is probably difficult to identify at this stage, since all three species mentioned have variations and look very similar when young, especially to my untrained eye and lack of familiarity...

Dussumieri's actually have a bright white spine that is outlined in blue. Here's a brighter picture (actually a bit blown out at F2.8) of my guy I just took.

 

[Aquarist76]

LA is trash now. Whoever bought them has run them into the ground

Well at least they did give me a refund. So I'm grateful for that (even though it was a sick and wrong fish ).

 

[Aquarist76]

Unfortunately the tang did not make it through the night. RIP

 

[Soren]

Unfortunately the tang did not make it through the night. RIP

Too bad, sorry to hear. Now we may never know what type of tang it was...

 

[Andreas' Reef]

I'm leaning towards Baliene.

 

[Thomashtom]

So this is a "Fowleri" tang I got from LIveaquaria general stock (not Divers Den). Their experts keep telling me this is a juvenile Fowleri tang but I'm very suspicious. It's about 3" and has no distinguishing horseshoe marking. It also has faint orange freckles on its face and tail. It has a black spine (or maybe a black outlined white spine).

Also, yes it is sick. That's how it was shipped to me. First it has just white spots but now it looks like it might be getting a bit of fin rot. I've tried treating with API Gen Cure, Furan 2, and Kanaplex so far.

Yeah, too young to tell for sure? Fowleri and Bariene are so similar!!

 

[4FordFamily]

I can't ever tell. @4FordFamily

Believe it or not, me either. As juveniles it’s always difficult. They’re such close cousins. Fowler barienne dussumeiri. My mind says Fowleri but I can’t justify why.

 

[tnw50cal]

Unfortunately the tang did not make it through the night. RIP

Well I didn't get to vote in time so I voted other for a dead one.