I picked up this little beauty as a Black Shoulder Tang, Acanthurus nigricauda. It’s very small just over a inch but it’s very young so also resembles a number of other Acanthurus species:
Acanthurus blochii
Acanthurus grammoptilus
Acanthurus dussumieri
Can anyone id it for sure? It’s a quick and very confident Tang, photos were not easy to take!
Its not easy to see but there is yellow ring starting to appear around the eye, with a dark blotch just above/behind eye. Bright electric blue edge on anal fin. Dorsal fin turning yellow but faintly striped with blue line running along base. Yellow/white markings on tail.
It’s going into 1300l system once it’s big enough.
Acanthurus blochii
Acanthurus grammoptilus
Acanthurus dussumieri
Can anyone id it for sure? It’s a quick and very confident Tang, photos were not easy to take!
Its not easy to see but there is yellow ring starting to appear around the eye, with a dark blotch just above/behind eye. Bright electric blue edge on anal fin. Dorsal fin turning yellow but faintly striped with blue line running along base. Yellow/white markings on tail.
It’s going into 1300l system once it’s big enough.