anyone seen a spotted cheek tang (Acanthurus maculiceps) anywhere?

pogiboy67 · #1 09/15/2007, 07:20 PM

looking for the tang as mentioned in title. anyone seen it ay any fish stores lately?

Jesus · #2 09/15/2007, 11:02 PM

Nope, but I have one that I bought a year ago. It was mis-label as a ring tail tang.

jesus

brianbigoats · #3 09/16/2007, 12:09 AM

I got a very young on at All about Fish about a year ago as Jesus said it was labled as a ring tail. From what Bob @ All About Fish told me there are about 3 diffrent Species labled Ring Tail
here are a couple of bad pic of him(he never stops moving)

pogiboy67 · #4 09/16/2007, 12:43 AM

yeah thats the one im looking for... caught my eye when i saw tank of the month

pogiboy67 · #5 10/15/2007, 11:08 AM

anyone seen this tang at any spots in the bay lately?

xinumaster · #6 10/15/2007, 12:18 PM

I often see that at liveaquaria dot com for $299.

pogiboy67 · #7 10/15/2007, 01:06 PM

o really? i guess ill be checking the divers den more often now then.. thanks xinu

tcmfish · #8 12/20/2007, 03:37 PM

couple came in at a store near me. one big one little.

pogiboy67 · #9 12/20/2007, 04:55 PM

to bad you live in Florida.... haha i dont want to risk shipping and all that for such a nice fish

tcmfish · #10 12/20/2007, 04:59 PM

Well actually they are in chicago I just go to school in florida but im back here in chicago for a lil bit.

pogiboy67 · #11 12/20/2007, 05:37 PM

chicago is pretty far from the bay...hehe

yongsum · #12 12/20/2007, 07:03 PM

just seen two last week at A.C. in SF.

treesmoker · #13 12/20/2007, 09:31 PM

I just bought one for $20 at my lfs.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...otos/p5018.jpg
I think that's the one..right? Do they lose or gain color as they grow?

brianbigoats · #14 12/20/2007, 09:45 PM

that is not one looks like a nice Kole though

treesmoker · #15 12/20/2007, 09:50 PM

dagnabit! Thought I found a diamond in the rough