What kind of tang is this?

aquashelle

aquashelle

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Sorry, no pics D:
The base color of its body was grey/blue, and its gill covers, tail fin, and "chin" area contained darker blue.
Where its tail began was yellow, and all other fins were mostly yellow. It also has a yellow "Mask" around its eyes..
I saw a couple of them at the local aquarium, and were wondering if anyone knew what they were..
 
aquashelle

aquashelle

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No, it's not a naso, or any of the pictures above..
It's a rarer tang..
And it has more blue to it..
No other ideas?

Thanks for the help so far though!
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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Are you sure it was a tang? It definitely had the tail spike(s)? If it was a tang, which ones does it look more like (shaped similar too)? Naso, Acanthurus, Zebrasoma? How big was the fish?
If I had to guess, an Atlantic Blue tang in transition?
 
aquashelle

aquashelle

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I am most positive it was a tang..
And it's not on this website..gr..
Also, a mishap I posted: The beginning of it's tail it yellow (Where it connects to the body) but the tail itself is dark blue, like its "Chin" area.
I believe their name starts with a "d" if I remember..somethign like durr....haha
They were around a foot long, for they were in a 12,000 gallon aqaurium..
The tailspike was white.
And sorry, I know for sure it's not an atlantic blue..I showed my friend the pic on my phone, and she said a man at a store called "All about fish" has some in, but they were several hundred dollars..
Edit: Found soem pics online, that MAY be the same fish, perhaps with some off- coloration..that or its darn close..


Second looks like a somewhat faded version..
 
fishkid13

fishkid13

Active Member
Couldn't you just go back to the store and ask them what type of tang it is, then right it done on a peice of paper.
 
aquashelle

aquashelle

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The fish was in a large restaurant aquarium, and the waiter had no idea.. I didn't want to trouble him too terribly.
But that's the right tang! Thanks so much!
 
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