Yellow Eye Kole Tang (With No Yellow Eye?)

[ShakerBreaker]

mine’s tail isnt as light as urs..hmmm

Mine came with a damaged tail, though it has healed well, I don't really know if it's the typical tail.

I've also had it for 2, almost 3 months now, its colors are magnitudes more vibrant.

 

[JumboShrimp]

PS: Not to cause trouble, but I believe the last time I looked, Blue Eyed Koles were quite a bit less expensive than a Yellow Eyed Kole. So if you paid the wrong price for the wrong one… (?)

 

[jaredrah777]

Could be a two spot. Do you see any orange lines or spots? Almost looks like the colors of a tomini, but wrong shape tail.

no orange lines his tail is lighter whitish/brown

he also has zero blue along his eyes which makes it confusing

he also has a spotted face and then throughout his body its darker brown lines

 

[jaredrah777]

PS: Not to cause trouble, but I believe the last time I looked, Blue Eyed Koles were quite a bit less expensive than a Yellow Eyed Kole. So if you paid the wrong price for the wrong one… (?)

i paid 140 fully quarantined from dr.reef for a yellow eye kole tang

 

[jaredrah777]

here is my invoice on the order

 

[VanDalsenReef]

here is my invoice on the order

Looks like C. Truncatus or binotatus

 

[JumboShrimp]

I Googled Yellow Eyed Kole Tang Images, and this info came up about 3 fish that are all considered Kole Tangs, according to this data base:

'Kole' tangs - 3 colour variants? - page 1 - Marine Fish - Tangs / Surgeonfish - Marine Fishkeeping Marine Fish & Reef Keeping Forum

During my research into buying a Kole Tang, I found out that what I had thought of a different colour variants, are actually three different fish,

reefbase.co.uk

 

[vetteguy53081]

okay… is this normal for them too lose that yellow eye color when stressed? because he has 0 yellow at all

he is doing great so far already picking at the rocks

They can lose all color under stress- typical of tangs and surgeonfish

 

[vetteguy53081]

This looks like a binotatus tang and not yellow eye kole although similar

 

[jaredrah777]

I Googled Yellow Eyed Kole Tang Images, and this info came up about 3 fish that are all considered Kole Tangs, according to this data base:

'Kole' tangs - 3 colour variants? - page 1 - Marine Fish - Tangs / Surgeonfish - Marine Fishkeeping Marine Fish & Reef Keeping Forum

During my research into buying a Kole Tang, I found out that what I had thought of a different colour variants, are actually three different fish,

reefbase.co.uk

if i had to pic one it looks closer to a two spot for sure

 

[vetteguy53081]

Bionotatus:

 

[JumboShrimp]

This is mine.

 

[Beau_B]

Could it be a juvenile Lavender (Acanthurus Nigrofuscus)?

I kind of agree with two spot, but there's really only one spot, and the tail doesn't look yellow. There's something about the shape that makes me think Acan rather than Cten.

Image from Bluezooaquatics.com

 

[JumboShrimp]

(if so, talk about not getting what you paid for…) Lol.

 

[Beau_B]

Check this similar thread:

Need help Identifying a tang

Pictures

www.reef2reef.com

Per that thread, could be

Ctenochaetus striatus (Striped Bristletooth tang)​

 

[Soren]

Could it be a juvenile Lavender (Acanthurus Nigrofuscus)?

I kind of agree with two spot, but there's really only one spot, and the tail doesn't look yellow. There's something about the shape that makes me think Acan rather than Cten.

Image from Bluezooaquatics.com

I think you are correct on this, since there is only one spot over the base of the caudal fin, the fish in question has neither yellow nor blue eyes, coloration and description match pretty closely, and I noticed the head shape did not look like Chtenochaetus but I did not realize it does match Acanthurus.

 

[jaredrah777]

Bionotatus:

definitely what i got

 

[JumboShrimp]

This is like Jaques Cousteau meets Agatha Christie.

 

[jaredrah777]

(if so, talk about not getting what you paid for…) Lol.

dr reefs a good guy he’ll most likely send me a kole eye and ill only have to pay for shipping and keep the one i got so win for me tbh! lol

 

[DeniseAndy]

I think I was thinking of some other type of tang being the blue eye. Oops. I have those days. Looks like you figured it out though. Yippie!