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Peterjv
03/08/2015, 12:15 AM
Hi All!

I ordered a Dussumieri Tang (Acanthurus Dussumieri) with my LFS. After a few months I received a call that it finally came in, and I got sent a picture of it (as below). Now I know as a juvenile, they are not very colorful as they are as an adult. However, I do not believe that this is Dussumieri Tang. I have read that a Dussumieri Tang has a white tail spine, and a yellow tail band as a juvenile which distinguishes it from other tangs. If I'm wrong please correct me. The LFS persists this is a Dussumieri. Can you please help me ID this tang? Thanks!

http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b481/peterjv000/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps0thzzauf.jpg (http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/peterjv000/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zps0thzzauf.jpg.html)
TheAngelfish
03/08/2015, 12:20 AM
Epaulette Surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricauda
sc50964
03/08/2015, 09:25 AM
Don't know what that is but its not a duss. Mine looked like this when it was a juvi. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/08/53711251c2747b3c70b2d7a514eb90a3.jpg
Peterjv
03/08/2015, 07:51 PM
Thanks for the help, I appreciate it!
38bill
03/09/2015, 02:40 PM
Looks kind of like a Ctenochaetus flavicauda to me (White tail bristle tooth tang)
TheAngelfish
03/10/2015, 03:24 PM
Looks kind of like a Ctenochaetus flavicauda to me (White tail bristle tooth tang)

Don't white tail bristle tooth tang have a pure whit tail? The in the pic have a crsent whit and darker coloration of the tail
Peterjv
03/11/2015, 04:46 AM
That is one beautiful Dussumieri above!

After going back to the LFS and questioning whether it was a Dussumieri, they are very adamant it is. It does like much nicer in person as oppose to the photo, with blue colorations and markings on the face. However, I really agree with everyone here that it is not a Dussumieri.

You would think it would be quite easy to get a Dussumieri here is Australia, considering there is an Australian Dussumieri species, but after a year with orders placed at multiple LFS stores, no such luck so far.

Thanks for all your replies, here is a pic of my tank by the way. It's been up and running for about three years, and is a 2300 Litre (600 gallon) FOWLR

http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/b481/peterjv000/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsi0jkuqjj.jpg (http://s1288.photobucket.com/user/peterjv000/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsi0jkuqjj.jpg.html)