Iden this tang!!

[reef_dart21]

ok before u say ANYTHING the tang does not have ich its just stress spots *brand new* and no its not staying in my 55 i just got a 90 today!!! any ways the tang unlike in the picture is pitch black........not gray BUT Black

 

[reef_dart21]

 

[lion_crazz]

naso tang - a fish that will get incredibly too large for both a 55 and 90 and is one that grows the fastest.
What you said about the spots is true though - they are just stress spots and indeed not ich.

 

[reef_dart21]

see i thought it was a naso to BUT it does not resemble anythign to a naso if i could show you to it in real life. Its much more darker and doesnt have the *lip stick* feature

 

[reef_dart21]

ok this is what it looks like to me but it may be a naso i aint sure (Moderators this is a link to your own fish NOT ANOTHER FISH PLACE)
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=4

 

[lion_crazz]

It is 100% a naso tang. I have gotten these before when I worked in the retail end of this hobby and I have seen them dozens of times. It probably ran you about $30-$40, right?
It is not a member of the acanthurus family.
Besides, only members of the naso family (naso tang, unicorn, and vlamingi) get those stress spots.

 

[reef_dart21]

it is aproxiametly 3 inches.........how long do i have before i have to sell it? (90 gallon its going in)
i was wondering why the lfs told me it was a kole tang (which i foudn out it wasnt) and they gave it to me for 30$.......

 

[lion_crazz]

The Naso family consists of fish that grow very quickly. My naso (which is a vlamingi) has quadrupled in size from 2 inches to almost 8 inches in 2 years. You are looking at a fish that eats a lot and grows at a fast rate.

 

[m0nk]

It's definitely a naso, can't tell from the coloring but it could be a blonde naso. And I agree, it won't be good in a 55 Or a 90 as they get up to 18" long, which is almost 40% the length of the 90g tank....

 

[reef_dart21]

what if i were to keep it to the point that it grows large enough and then sell it? or trade it? all my fish are spoiled with live everything.......i have some frozen brine though
and i got those algea things pre soacked in somein called zeocan or somin like that.

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by Reef_Dart21
http:///forum/post/2469918
what if i were to keep it to the point that it grows large enough and then sell it? or trade it? all my fish are spoiled with live everything.......i have some frozen brine though
and i got those algea things pre soacked in somein called zeocan or somin like that.
Hopefully you have more foods other than live, because live is not healthy or nutritional at all (unless you have found a cheap way to get live mysis shrimp, live clam, live plankton, live oysters, and fresh kelp).

 

[reef_dart21]

i have live mysis, brine, oyster (think its oyster) but the kelp/seaweed is store bought.
i have a friend that live about 4 blocks from me and he has a picky tank of some sorta wierd tang that he found and a school of yellow jack fish (he has a sweet 600 gallon tank i gotta show u the pics some times)
ne ways long story short he gives me half of his brine mysis and oyster for 10 bucks a month. is that ok for the tang or no?

 

[m0nk]

IMO, good diet is no supplement to cramped quarters. Even though it's not full size now, the size of the tank could still cause it to be stressed and unhealthy.

 

[reef_dart21]

i understand...........im just frusterated that the guy told me it was kole tang and it wouldnt grow big and that he was giving me a great deal for 30$................but the lfs wont take it back maybye for half.................not even now what am i supposed to do with it....

 

[a6t9p]

your lfs should take it back they made a mistake if not see if you can sell it to your friend.
Buy this book it what i use it has picturs as juviniles and adutls plus feed and taking care of the fish size tank and so fourth

 

[reef_dart21]

thats the same exact book the freakin kid looked in...........well i really dont wanna sell it because its sweet looking but i guess i could and buy somin else

 

[paintballer768]

Dont settle for half store credit if you return it. I would say this....keep it for a little while. Keep track of its aggression and growth rate. Nasos are reef safe and generally great fish, and I would recommend you work out some deal with your friend with the 600 gallon tank, because it would do lovely in there.
Im not tang expert, but I tried to address the problem and let you get some enjoyment out of the piece that was mislabeled. Good luck with it.

 

[teen]

thats an awesome book. how he ID'ed that tang as a kole using that book is beyond me.

 

[reef_dart21]

i suppose i shall i tell my freind to give me some of his coral for it