Atlantic Blue Tang

[Matty P]

Just wondering how long it should take a juvinile Alantic Blue Tang to change from yellow to fully blue?

 

[rhysiboy]

wait oyu have a yellow bellied tang.... hmmm ive seen those on websites with a 100% markups, atleast i think i have, shall reasearch now

 

[rhysiboy]

false alarm lol. I believe that since the atlantic juvinile tnags on the interet are yellow i would say yes it is just some of its young colours slowly fading out. Theres me getting my pacific tangs and atlantic all mixed up

 

[Lynden]

Don't know how long it will take, but since they look great either way, why care?

 

[Matty P]

I read that there is 3 colour stage, yellow, brownish then blue??

 

[efish]

it can depend on the fish and environment, but we have full blues at about 1 and a half inch

 

[Matty P]

I have had mine for about 6 months now and it has only developed a thin blue line around the outside of it's dorsal fin and around it's eyes. It is just over 2 inches now. Here is a pic.

 

[fish_master]

I think thats actualy a yellow tang isnt it ?

 

[Matty P]

No I'm pretty sure it is an atlantic blue tang.Yellow Tangs do not have any blue.

 

[Lynden]

They also have a different shape.

Well done on the tank by the way...

 

[Matty P]

cheers

 

[SkiFletch]

Are you sure that's not a "mimic tang"?

 

[Matty P]

It was listed in our LFS as a juvinile atlantic blue tang. The guys in our LFS know us very well and they are very experienced so I don't think they would have listed it wrong.