What tang is this?

[mredwin25]

Big chance it is pale due to stress and still getting used to its new surroundings.

My money is still on striatus.
Maybe cyanocheilus.

I guess time will tell

 

[Tangdora]

+1 on a short tail

https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Ctenochaetus_cyanocheilus.html

 

[winxp_man]

A LFS, that I get my saltwater from when I’m lazy, labeled this a Eibli Mimic Tang.

And I told them in a British accent….

“Dear Sir, that would not be the proper name for this magnificent creature. This sir would be a Eibli Angle.”

Then some LOL’s were givens….

 

[mredwin25]

Well he’s in there with a whitetail bristletooth and all seems fine, hopefully it will stay that way

 

[mredwin25]

Any idea what he is now? He’s got some colors now

 

[F i s h y]

My vote is orange stripe...

 

[skey44]

https://reefapp.net/en/encyclopedia/ctenochaetus-cyanocheilus
Maybe?

Sticking with this from my original guess. Looking good. Nice looking tang.

 

[mredwin25]

yup looks that way, pics don’t do him justice

 

[winxp_man]

Post some white light pics. Looks like a kole of sorts.

 

[i cant think]

So yes it definitely looks to be a bristletooth but what kind?

Im a bit late to this but…
If its like this, its a Ctenochaetus striatus - and don’t go by the brown colour, they can be everything from brown to grey depending on behaviour.

 

[i cant think]

Any idea what he is now? He’s got some colors now

My money is definitely on striatus, it’s getting the proper browns and oranges that those guys get.

 

[mredwin25]

Im a bit late to this but…
If its like this, its a Ctenochaetus striatus - and don’t go by the brown colour, they can be everything from brown to grey depending on behaviour.

is that your fish? looks amazing

 

[mredwin25]

My money is definitely on striatus, it’s getting the proper browns and oranges that those guys get.

yeah definitely, that’s what I lm thinking now at this point, it’s getting prettier and prettier every day