Mystery Fish
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am3gross05
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it might be. it kinda has the same shape as the clown, and you can kinda see the lines in him. is he really mad, i know some tangs change colors on how upset they are.is he yours now or is he still at lfs?
dogstar
Active Member
How big is it. Like am3 said....
I dont know if Clown tangs start out Blue when really young but I think I see the orange lines starting to show thru on the fish like a Clown tang has. The pic is not great but if it is starting to develope the orange horizonal lines then could be a juvi Clown.
I dont know if Clown tangs start out Blue when really young but I think I see the orange lines starting to show thru on the fish like a Clown tang has. The pic is not great but if it is starting to develope the orange horizonal lines then could be a juvi Clown.
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exile415
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it's a juvi clown tang, im sure. is it yours ?
realnew
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Yes, my wife and daughter picked it out. Apparently the guy at the LFS, who hasn't steered us much wrong in the past, advised that he would do alright in our tank and wouldn't be all that difficult to care for.
I see by some research that I have done that this doesn't appear to be true. I am thinking about taking it back. This is his fifth day in the tank and he appears to be alright. But this site states expert only and I will freely admit I am far from an expert. I was thinking about getting a sailfin tang. Appears to be a much better choice.
I see by some research that I have done that this doesn't appear to be true. I am thinking about taking it back. This is his fifth day in the tank and he appears to be alright. But this site states expert only and I will freely admit I am far from an expert. I was thinking about getting a sailfin tang. Appears to be a much better choice.
realnew
New Member
I have attached another picture that I took today, it's a lot clearer, hope it helps.
I currently have a Maroon Clown, and a Coral Beauty Angel, along with the normal cleaner crew. I have a 70g tank, wet/dry sump and protein skimmer. Approx. 20 lbs of l/r. I am trying to accumulate l/r a little at a time to aviod the big hit. All #'s look good on the tank.
Oh, and all the white spots is not something scary, my maroon clown just dug a hole in the dsb again just as he was swimming through. I have seen a couple of other posts that state maroon clowns are notorious for this.
I currently have a Maroon Clown, and a Coral Beauty Angel, along with the normal cleaner crew. I have a 70g tank, wet/dry sump and protein skimmer. Approx. 20 lbs of l/r. I am trying to accumulate l/r a little at a time to aviod the big hit. All #'s look good on the tank.
Oh, and all the white spots is not something scary, my maroon clown just dug a hole in the dsb again just as he was swimming through. I have seen a couple of other posts that state maroon clowns are notorious for this.
bret61081
Member
Originally Posted by realnew
I have attached another picture that I took today, it's a lot clearer, hope it helps.
I currently have a Maroon Clown, and a Coral Beauty Angel, along with the normal cleaner crew. I have a 70g tank, wet/dry sump and protein skimmer. Approx. 20 lbs of l/r. I am trying to accumulate l/r a little at a time to aviod the big hit. All #'s look good on the tank.
Oh, and all the white spots is not something scary, my maroon clown just dug a hole in the dsb again just as he was swimming through. I have seen a couple of other posts that state maroon clowns are notorious for this.
I don't think so...looks like he is covered with Ich to me....my Manderine has sand over him all the time and it looks NOTHING like that..
I have attached another picture that I took today, it's a lot clearer, hope it helps.
I currently have a Maroon Clown, and a Coral Beauty Angel, along with the normal cleaner crew. I have a 70g tank, wet/dry sump and protein skimmer. Approx. 20 lbs of l/r. I am trying to accumulate l/r a little at a time to aviod the big hit. All #'s look good on the tank.
Oh, and all the white spots is not something scary, my maroon clown just dug a hole in the dsb again just as he was swimming through. I have seen a couple of other posts that state maroon clowns are notorious for this.
I don't think so...looks like he is covered with Ich to me....my Manderine has sand over him all the time and it looks NOTHING like that..
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exile415
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it will be right back on him .. cleaner shrimp relaly don't cure ich ..
lion_crazz
Active Member
I have been seeing these tangs much more often lately (at least two or three times this month) and I can tell you that it is not a clown tang. We have been getting these and juvi clowns in at the same time at the same size and they look nothing like each other. As noted earlier, this has the body of a kole tang. My store has them coming in as "Striatus Tangs", and I have found them under the latine name of Ctenochaetus striatus. I am not definitely sure about this, but I have not found any other tang that they appear to be. As adults these guys look completely different, so if you go searching for this tang under the latin name, try and find a juvenile picture of one.