ID please

[CherylMcKay]

I know it is a tang of some kind but, I can't narrow down the kind. If someone cans let me know or point me in the direction of a good repository of fish ID data.

http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r595/Cheryl_McKay70/165%20G%20fish%20tank%20build/C6432C21-261B-4E5F-80D9-FEA67FE0F159-115-000000EA999EAFAA.jpg

http://i1173.photobucket.com/albums/r595/Cheryl_McKay70/165%20G%20fish%20tank%20build/D2F00330-96CD-429D-BFCC-6C28E91B18F4-115-000000EC37B6C140.jpg

The fish is really skittish still and it took me an hour to get these pictures. It has a Greg body with horizontal strips, a slightly lighter color. The pectoral fins are slightly pinkish and a the dorsal has some yellow right by its head.

[MMAX]

It has a Greg body

Greg as in The Grizz?

[The Grizz]

I wanna say its a Scopas Tang & if it has a body like me, it's SEXY baby : lol:


Stay clear..... This Bear bits off limbs!!

[Leah]

I don't think it is a Scopas...body is too long.

[CherylMcKay]

I had found lots of pictures that kind of matched but I couldn't resolve the names. Some were labeled an a brown tang, some as two tone. Scopes helps.... It could be but I have also found some pictures that call a similar looking fish a brown sailfin... Just to many for mr to narrow down.

[MMAX]

Scopas and Brown tangs are the same although this fish doesn't look like one. The colorization looks like a type of yellow eye or Kole.

[Leah]

Try Striated Tang.

[saltwatermaniac]

I would definitely say it's a scopas tang.

[albert_dao]

It's a scopas.

Source: Me - I'm like a lexicon of fish ID.

[The Grizz]

It's a scopas.

Source: Me - I'm like a lexicon of fish ID.

That's what I thought as well. Looks just like mine.


Stay clear..... This Bear bits off limbs!!

[CherylMcKay]

Well, I wonder then if I should try and find a home for it. So far my Sailfin has been dominant. Having 2 in a 150 gallon may not be the best use of my space and my sailfin is much prettier. Decisions, decisions....

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[The Grizz]

They stay fairly small so I wouldn't worry to much about it until there are sings of aggression. I find sailfins to be the less aggressive of the tang, IMO.

[MMAX]

That's what I thought as well. Looks just like mine.


Stay clear..... This Bear bits off limbs!!

My Scopas looks nothing like this but I guess things in the animal kingdom don't always play by the rules.

[Leah]

My Scopas looks nothing like this but I guess things in the animal kingdom don't always play by the rules.

I am almost positive it is not a Scopas...but what do I know. :lol:
Can you get a better picture for us?

[MMAX]

I am almost positive it is not a Scopas...but what do I know. :lol:
Can you get a better picture for us?

My feelings exactly, body shape doesn't seem right.

[CherylMcKay]

I am almost positive it is not a Scopas...but what do I know. :lol:
Can you get a better picture for us?

The other tangs mentioned , striated or kole , are way different in colouring when I looked them up.

I will see if I have another picture in my camera that is better. If not I will be home in a week to try again.

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[spit.fire]

It's a scopas

[The Guy]

It's a scopas
I agree Tyler "Scopas Tang"

[CherylMcKay]

They stay fairly small so I wouldn't worry to much about it until there are sings of aggression. I find sailfins to be the less aggressive of the tang, IMO.

Good to know. I will keep an eye on it. The description I read said they were Semi-aggressive, so I wasn't sure if it was too much for my tank.

I don't have another good picture in my camera, but with the searching, I have been doing based on the suggestions you all have given me, I believe it is a scopas tang. :-)

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