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FAQs on Genus Acanthurus Tang Reproduction
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Powder Blue Tangs, A. sohal, A. nigricans & A. japonicus,
Tang
ID, Tang
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Acanthurus tennenti, tang sexing 9/14/08
I
was just wondering if there was a way to tell the sex of a Tennenti tang (aka
the vampire tang)?
<Mmm, not as far as I'm aware. There are some
morphological differences in sex twixt some Acanthurids, but not this species:
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/tangs/DoublebandSurgeonfish.php>
I
have one specimen and another reefer has one that they are trying to find a new
home for. I am aware that multiple tangs require large living space. I have a
240g (72x30x24) tank. I was wondering if there was any way to have 2 vampire
tangs in the same system.
<I give you good odds that two would get along in
this shape/volume system, though this species is typically encountered
solitarily:
http://books.google.com/books?id=EOY28s5U9ukC&pg=PA724&lpg=PA724&dq=sexing+acanthurus+tennenti
&source=web&ots=xH4a1d2_Fu&sig=q
WbbyUSoB02Ps5rQpmn5F1dHOF4&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result>
I was hoping that I could try and pair them up,
<Mmm, are group spawners>
although I know the chances of this happening are unlikely. I am amazed at the
color difference between my tang and the other persons. I know this species
changes colors well, but their overall patterns are different. I would love to
be able to have two of them. My vampire tang is in QT right now, so it has not
even seen the 240g.
Could I introduce them simultaneously?
<A good plan,
yes>
I appreciate your help.
Brian
<Bob Fenner>
Sexing Tangs
Bob, How can I tell if my 9in. African clown tang is a male or female?
<<Lorenzo Gonzalez filling in for Bob/Anthony, et al.. You're asking about Acanthurus
lineatus, or A.
sohal (the Red Sea version of A. lineatus), I presume? Sadly, one can only sex these by carefully observing adult behavior in a large group. (The male is larger, and commands a harem of females. Cheers,
Zo>>
Thanks Linstun
Jackpot Fish? (Acanthurus Tang cross?)
I have emailed you before about my Horn Shark tank still going really good
after 8 months ( grown a good 4 inches! ) and he is over three feet.
He eats
really well shows good color.
<Ahh, glad to read of your success>
I also asked you a lot of questions about my
angelfish tank 800 gallons which after a long drawn out series of events was
taking down and the contents were auctioned off. Its back to reef the and my
other reef tank of 600 gallons is gone. All are doing great. In my sons room we
have a 75 gal fish only for a total of three tanks in the house. He has
three fish in there that have lived for over a year as of Dec 29. A Koran
Angelfish, Huma Trigger, and Tang of some sort. All are 4 inches. The tang
was sold to us as a misc. ocean tang. I thought it was a Gold Rimmed
(nigricans) but it just never looked quite like my id pictures.
<Please take a look through the many images of tangs posted on WetWebMedia.com>
Recently, I
was searching for some fish at www.themarinecenter.com and I came across
what's being sold as a cross between the Gold Rim and an Achilles hybrid.
<Yes, this "happens">
The
picture is exact to what I had. Like identical. Our fish was sold for $24.99,
<Bargain, considering "what it takes" to collect, hold, ship... such a live animal>
about how much is it worth? What exactly is it? It eats everything, big algae
eater too. Any help again appreciated.
<Help yourself: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/tangs,.htm
Bob Fenner>
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