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08-01-2007, 03:44 AM
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Looks like its from the Acanthurus family. I'm basing this on the shape of the face, as well as the dorsal and ventral fins.
It also seems to have the same lines as the bristletooth tangs, or the Ctenochaetus family. Based on fishbase.org it looks to me like it may be one of the following. Click on the photo in the description for additional images. My best guess is grammoptilus at this point. Acanthurus grammoptilus (http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesS...e=grammoptilus) Acanthurus randalli (http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesS...sname=randalli) What was the fish sold to you as? 
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08-01-2007, 04:02 AM
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Which leads me to my next question... How big is your tang? if it is small (under 3 inches) then maybe it is displaying a juvy coloration..... but i am no tang expert these are just my thoughts.....
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08-01-2007, 04:17 AM
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Looks like something acanthurus to me as well. Colouration does seem very similar to the bristletooth tang (Ctenochaetus tominiensis).
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...pcatid=334&N=0
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08-01-2007, 04:18 AM
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it's approx 4" so possibly still juvi. I have noticed the fish changes to a light grey with bright orange fins when eating but I don't believe that has anything to do with age. Has a close resemblence to the finelined surgeon on the link from Michika. That link said that in an adult these have been known to reach 35cm!!! Man am I gonna need a new tank. It's in a 78 right now. Oh well I was looking for an excuse to upgrade. 35cm!!! I'm gonna need a 200+gal tank!
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Edmonton Ab. Last edited by crystalz; 08-01-2007 at 04:22 AM.
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08-01-2007, 04:26 AM
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Darn, an upgrade!
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08-01-2007, 06:57 AM
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To me it looks like a mix of few tangs Goldrim Tang powder brown tang and kole tang.
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08-01-2007, 03:04 PM
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Did you have any more photos? Its beautiful tang!
What was it sold to you as?
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08-02-2007, 07:05 AM
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I'll try and snap another picture when its in feeding mode... I swore I would not buy fish @ Aq-_Gia_t but it seems to me their stock hasn't looked too bad lately.(I also purchased an anenome approx 6mo ago and it is doing excellent.approx 1ft round) It was sold to me as a powder brown but I figured it wasn't. And for $40 how could I say no. This fish has added a lot of character to my tank. It's really interactive and is already hand feeding.
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Edmonton Ab. Last edited by crystalz; 08-02-2007 at 07:13 AM.
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