lollipop tang?

[samster]

does anyone know the scientific name for these are they rare? common?where they from and can it be residing in the same tank with a powder blue?
looks like a powder blue but its yellow? thanks

 

[pecan2phat]

They are also sometimes known or called a Powder Brown tang. Scientific name is: Acanthurus japonicus

A Powder Blue and a Lollipop/Powder Brown will fight and fight fiercely unless your tank is 6' long.

 

[samster]

ohh its a powder brown?it didn't look brown tho? it was more towards a yellowside?
well i assumed they would fight since they practically look the same cept color but i still don't think the color resembled a powder brown not sure tho but thanks mabe its yellow as a juvi? and turns darker as it matures?

 

[jhale]

stay tuned for part two of our new fish faq, it will include info on tangs and angels.

it is being written today by Marrone our fish expert

 

[pecan2phat]

Here's a link to a pic:

http://www.themarinecenter.com/tang-powderbrown.jpg

I've seen them darker and called a Powder Brown and lighter as in the pic, and called Lollipop. The pic list this as a Powder Brown.

 

[samster]

yea from what i seen thats a powder brown, but the one i've seen he was just yellow all around with the top fin all black (no orange markin). I believe it didn't have the orange and all 3 of the ones i seen look the same but differnt from the powder browns i've seen. I've searched around for info about lollipop nothing rilly came up cept 1 post about a guy selling his. anyway thanks just curious i guess -=D