limitedslip
04/08/2008, 12:57 AM
Ok, let me start out saying, my camera is broken, I will try and have a friend come over and snap a pic later this week. Anyway, I'll do my best to describe it.
I purchased a "Ctenochaetus binotatus" (Blue Eye Kole Tang) from a LFS. It was shy, and I didnt get a real good look at its patterns, but it was really fat and healthy, so I picked it up. Well, now that its out and about swimming, I noticed a few things that are not consistant with a ctenochaetus binotatus. First of all, I noticed that its head has the circle markings like a ctenochaetus binotatus, however, its body pattern is much more like a juvi acanthurus dussumieri. Also the color resembles a acanthurus dussumieri more than a ctenochaetus binotatus. I also noticed that its eyes were not blue (I know, I'm oblivious). As I already said, the head follows the ctenochaetus binotatus's very distinict head pattern. Any clue what tang this could be? or is a picture absolutely neccessary for an ID?
I purchased a "Ctenochaetus binotatus" (Blue Eye Kole Tang) from a LFS. It was shy, and I didnt get a real good look at its patterns, but it was really fat and healthy, so I picked it up. Well, now that its out and about swimming, I noticed a few things that are not consistant with a ctenochaetus binotatus. First of all, I noticed that its head has the circle markings like a ctenochaetus binotatus, however, its body pattern is much more like a juvi acanthurus dussumieri. Also the color resembles a acanthurus dussumieri more than a ctenochaetus binotatus. I also noticed that its eyes were not blue (I know, I'm oblivious). As I already said, the head follows the ctenochaetus binotatus's very distinict head pattern. Any clue what tang this could be? or is a picture absolutely neccessary for an ID?