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gotfish8
11/30/2007, 12:36 AM
Can anyone ID this tang purchased as a hybrid mimic
Looks kind of like a Dussumieri Tang

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y38/GotFish8/DSC_0147.jpg
joetbs
11/30/2007, 12:39 AM
It's an adult Mimic or Chocolate Tang - Acanthurus pyroferus. The juvies look like Lemonpeel Angels. Definitely not a hybrid, hope you didn't pay more than like $75 for it.
tmz
11/30/2007, 12:47 AM
It's an Acanthurus pyroferus(Chocolate Surgeonfish). The one in the picture is a juvenile mimicking Centopyge vroliki(the Halfback angel. Some juvenile specimens specimens also mimic Centorpyge flavissima(the lemon peel angel. It's coloration will change as it matures to a choclate yellow.
gotfish8
11/30/2007, 12:59 AM
http://www.marinecenter.com/media/photos/8A7016AEAFBB462C953A9E9C478B210EN.jpg

My fish is only 2" long so it is a juvi. I do not think it is a chocolate look at the fins
tmz
11/30/2007, 01:04 AM
The picture you posted above is an Acanthurus japonicus( A Powder Brown Surgeonfish) not An A. pyroferus(Chocolate).
gunnwong
11/30/2007, 02:14 AM
It actually a Chocolate tang, I have the same fish in my tank
Hormigaquatica
11/30/2007, 02:37 AM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11284259#post11284259 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by gunnwong
It actually a Chocolate tang, I have the same fish in my tank

Chocolate Tang is the same thing as a Mimic Tang. Both refer to Acanthurus pyroferus. Chocolate = Adult. Mimic = Juvie.

Gotfish8- yours is only part way through the color transition, which is why it looks a little bit off. 99.5% sure it isnt a hybrid. For what its worth, a Mimic x Dussumeiri is physically impossible. Cool looking fish though- the body shape will change a bit more for you too yet.
LisaD
11/30/2007, 06:23 AM
The chocolate tang is one of my all time favorites. Yup, that's what you have. The juvenile form of A pyroferus mimics the lemonpeel angel - yours is transitioning to adult. Acanthurus tristis, another mimic tang, mimics the Eibl's angel, and looks quite different than the tang first pictured.
tmz
11/30/2007, 11:23 AM
mimics the lemonpeel angel

Yes ,Acanthurus pryroferus mimicks the lemon peel (Centropyge flavissima). This one is changing from it's mimick of(Centropyge vroliki),Half back or Pearl scale angel. Although this morph is seen less often it is not rare or hybrid.
LisaD
11/30/2007, 01:59 PM
Tom,

You may be correct, but that is EXACTLY how mine (which was a lemonpeel mimic - I had it as a juvenile) looked as it changed to adult colors.
tmz
11/30/2007, 02:49 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11286770#post11286770 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LisaD
Tom,

You may be correct, but that is EXACTLY how mine (which was a lemonpeel mimic - I had it as a juvenile) looked as it changed to adult colors. Either way it will be a Chocolate in the end. I was at my friend's lfs on Tuesday and saw several of the Half back morphs which is why I went with that. Most folks don't know that this fish has two mimics.:)
thor32766
11/30/2007, 04:59 PM
that is a chocolate plain and simple. beautiful fish btw!
reef / aholic
11/30/2007, 11:33 PM
Should look like this one day!!!

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/139055ChocolateTang.JPG
gotfish8
11/30/2007, 11:40 PM
If it turn out like that all I have to say is wow!!!!! what a score


Thanks for the help everyone