auroradrvr
Member
I do not know of case where an Atlantic Blue Tang has ever fully converted to adult coloration in captivity.
The Rarest Tang?
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cleve_seahorse
Member
I saw 1 today...a blue eyed tang....really pretty with blue/almost purple eyes and yellow tail....never saw one before.
aquaknight
Active Member
I guess if you're patient, you can find something truly unique. There's are definitely a number of tangs are just not imported. A couple months ago, a LFS got in two Naso brevirostris which I've never, ever seen or heard about in the hobby. They were absolutely striking, a darker brown/black body with a white stripes just aft of the pectoral fins, and the brighest white tail I've ever seen. The problem is that these guys were already 12" and anything short of 500gals would be cruel....
How big of tank are we talking about? For anything six-feet and up, for an unusual but not one-in-a-million tang, the Mustard, aka Jewel Tang, Acanthurus guttatus gets my vote.
How big of tank are we talking about? For anything six-feet and up, for an unusual but not one-in-a-million tang, the Mustard, aka Jewel Tang, Acanthurus guttatus gets my vote.
pastor b.
Member
Dear hobbyists, I've seen the rarest tang of them all,its called A Powder Red tang.( Not A Powder blue ) They've been recently discovered ,and the trade hasn't even put a price on this species of fish, but when they do ,you can believe they will be costly . This Powder Red tang looks almost like the powder blue tang,but its body is and tail are red. Just when you think we've seen it all, out comes a new species of fish.
redsea
Active Member
Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3016068
I guess if you're patient, you can find something truly unique. There's are definitely a number of tangs are just not imported. A couple months ago, a LFS got in two Naso brevirostris which I've never, ever seen or heard about in the hobby. They were absolutely striking, a darker brown/black body with a white stripes just aft of the pectoral fins, and the brighest white tail I've ever seen. The problem is that these guys were already 12" and anything short of 500gals would be cruel....
How big of tank are we talking about? For anything six-feet and up, for an unusual but not one-in-a-million tang, the Mustard, aka Jewel Tang, Acanthurus guttatus gets my vote.
these tangs look cool!
http:///forum/post/3016068
I guess if you're patient, you can find something truly unique. There's are definitely a number of tangs are just not imported. A couple months ago, a LFS got in two Naso brevirostris which I've never, ever seen or heard about in the hobby. They were absolutely striking, a darker brown/black body with a white stripes just aft of the pectoral fins, and the brighest white tail I've ever seen. The problem is that these guys were already 12" and anything short of 500gals would be cruel....
How big of tank are we talking about? For anything six-feet and up, for an unusual but not one-in-a-million tang, the Mustard, aka Jewel Tang, Acanthurus guttatus gets my vote.
these tangs look cool!
yearofthenick
Active Member
What about the Chevron Tang? They're beautiful, and supposedly hard to come by.
deejeff442
Active Member
powder red tang
problem with the chevron it dont look nothing like that when it grows up.
problem with the chevron it dont look nothing like that when it grows up.
stdreb27
Active Member
Originally Posted by Pastor B.
http:///forum/post/3016370
Dear hobbyists, I've seen the rarest tang of them all,its called A Powder Red tang.( Not A Powder blue ) They've been recently discovered ,and the trade hasn't even put a price on this species of fish, but when they do ,you can believe they will be costly . This Powder Red tang looks almost like the powder blue tang,but its body is and tail are red. Just when you think we've seen it all, out comes a new species of fish.
Originally Posted by SirRomey
http:///forum/post/3020748
The Powder Red Tang was an April fools joke....haha! go back at to the page where you saw it and read its diet.....its diet is Gem Tang eggs. They have alot of people going with that April fools joke.
lol I spewed coffee over my desk reading that...
http:///forum/post/3016370
Dear hobbyists, I've seen the rarest tang of them all,its called A Powder Red tang.( Not A Powder blue ) They've been recently discovered ,and the trade hasn't even put a price on this species of fish, but when they do ,you can believe they will be costly . This Powder Red tang looks almost like the powder blue tang,but its body is and tail are red. Just when you think we've seen it all, out comes a new species of fish.
Originally Posted by SirRomey
http:///forum/post/3020748
The Powder Red Tang was an April fools joke....haha! go back at to the page where you saw it and read its diet.....its diet is Gem Tang eggs. They have alot of people going with that April fools joke.
lol I spewed coffee over my desk reading that...
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regina13
Guest
This is a really cool one in a million tang!
bang guy
Moderator
Originally Posted by Pastor B.
http:///forum/post/3016370
Dear hobbyists, I've seen the rarest tang of them all,its called A Powder Red tang.( Not A Powder blue ) They've been recently discovered ,and the trade hasn't even put a price on this species of fish, but when they do ,you can believe they will be costly . This Powder Red tang looks almost like the powder blue tang,but its body is and tail are red. Just when you think we've seen it all, out comes a new species of fish.
I was wondering how many people would fall for that one
http:///forum/post/3016370
Dear hobbyists, I've seen the rarest tang of them all,its called A Powder Red tang.( Not A Powder blue ) They've been recently discovered ,and the trade hasn't even put a price on this species of fish, but when they do ,you can believe they will be costly . This Powder Red tang looks almost like the powder blue tang,but its body is and tail are red. Just when you think we've seen it all, out comes a new species of fish.
I was wondering how many people would fall for that one
littlej2455
Member
My vote either goes to the Jewel tang or a Sohal Tang. I ordered a sohal from my LFS in March, and he still can't find a good one for me.
fishkid13
Active Member
Not tangs but I thought they were pretty cool.
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nanomantis
Member
The rarest you will see in the hobby would be a black tang or a chevron tang.
jackattack65
New Member
Gem tangs start at about 2500 while the longnose black tang run anywhere from 500 to 800