What’s this Tang

[sallylove]

Can someone help me identify this Tang plz?

 

[Redfoxtang]

Looks like some sort of Acanthurus to me. But hopefully someone can help you out here.

 

[ReefRDY]

Looks like some sort of Acanthurus to me. But hopefully someone can help you out here.

Atlantic Blue Tang?

 

[FangsAndGames]

I’ve seen Atlantic blues in person this not one

 

[FangsAndGames]

I’ll do some digging

 

[SDguy]

Can you get a pic with just natural light?

 

[FangsAndGames]

Its appears to be a juvie so I’m having a hard time identifying it. The reason I say it’s unlikely to be an Atlantic blue is that the juvies are bright yellow and then the turn a royal blue. This guy doesn’t look like either of those or that he’s transitioning. Care should be similar to all tangs, algae and pellet/frozen food.

 

[ReefPig]

The shape of the face and shorter fins makes me think some type of bristletooth.

 

[sallylove]

Many thanks everyone.

 

[dantimdad]

Id say a lavender tang

 

[SaltyT]

Maybe a juvi acanthurus bariene?

 

[Coralsdaily]

definitely something in the acanthurus genus, but too young to tell. maybe in a couple months it will morph to have some more marking. What did the store sell it as?

 

[sallylove]

definitely something in the acanthurus genus, but too young to tell. maybe in a couple months it will morph to have some more marking. What did the store sell it as?

Store called “eyeliner surgeon“

 

[SaltyT]

Oh ok then it sounds like it’s a juvi acanthurus nigricauda

 

[Coralsdaily]

acanthurus nigricauda

+1 for this being the "eye line tang".
If that's the case, brace yourself for a monster fish that you will definitely need to upgrade tank for down the road.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Its a juvenile white tail bristletooth tang

 

[lakai]

leucocheilus tang . One of my favorites

 

[FangsAndGames]

Its a juvenile white tail bristletooth tang

I have a bristletooth since he was a juvie and he didn’t look like that.

 

[ca1ore]

I’d lean Bariene, though myFowler’s looked a lot like that when it was small, so one more possibility

 

[sallylove]