Blue tang question

[crappyballer]

what is the differnce between the blue tangs with a black face and the ones with the blue faces. i'm talking about the royal tang

[geekdafied]

Are you referring to Paracanthurus hepatus? Ive seen those called royal tangs, but typically they are called hippo or regal tangs. They are all the same except for the bellies, some have yellow, some dont. Or are you talking about the Acanthurus leucosternon, powder blue tangs?

[geekdafied]

I forgot about Acanthurus coeruleus, atlantic blue tang.

[crappyballer]

i was talking about the hippo tang i am posting from my phone and it is hard to spell the latin version correctly, and ive seen the yellow bellys i was just curious about the different colored faces they have. like my blue tang has a black stripe down the center of the face. my buddies blue tang has a blue face, i was just wondering if their are any differences between the two

[geekdafied]

Generally, fish that come from different regions, have different markings but overall similar. The ones with the yellow bellies are more reef safe then the one with the blue belly. The blue belly will eventually terrorize your corals when it gets to adult size.

[geekdafied]

This video says it all, haha Tucker Trapper II

[rashr]

Great movie and very enlightening on the blue tang.....and boy isn't that the truth when you are trying to get a fish.....I did the same thing and every fish except the one you are after will go into your catching device.

[jimw369]

Originally Posted by rashr

Great movie and very enlightening on the blue tang.....and boy isn't that the truth when you are trying to get a fish.....I did the same thing and every fish except the one you are after will go into your catching device.

Loved the video! Laughed the whole way thru it