Take a look at this albino yellow tang!

[Anonymous]

Am I the only one that thinks that fish is Butt ugly?

Jeff

I'm with you Jeff. The fish looks ill. I would want it for free! :roll:

Louey

 

[Mouse]

I have to say $1500 for this butt ugly mutant is a little steep. I cant beleave anyone would buy it, you can imagine the conversation.


Reef enthusiast " bought this mega rare fish the other day"

Non reefer " which one is it there so pretty and colourfull they all look rare"

RE " its the butt ugly mottled one, cost me $1500, uniqe in the world"

NR " your a mug, its the uglyest fish you have and you payed how much"

RE " yea i know, sad isn't it, you pay all this money so you can keep vibrant colourfull fish, and what do i do, shell out more for this runty looking dude than the whole of the livestock put together"

NR " yea, your telling me, if i were you id get in that tank yourself and not come out again"

RE " splash.....blurb bloop blurb...........eeeeeeeuuugh"

NR " :? "

 

[Anonymous]

Mouse,

ROTFLMAO!

Good one!

Louey

 

[Len]

Just my opinion:

I don't believe this specimen to be either xanthic or leucistic, nor do I believe its coloration is due to nerve damage. It's hind quarters are clearly completely absent of any pigmentation. If it was xanthic or leucistic, it should exhibit some pigmentation, however muted it may be due to repressed genes or decreased concentration; however, the white portions on this specimen look matte white to me. And usually xanthic specimens exhibit universal "lightness" of color rather then localized blotches. If nerve damage is responsible for chromatophores not expanding, it should still have a subdued yellow appearance (contracted chromatophores usually can not mask up all the pigments, as evinced by dead specimens). This leads me to suspect a genetic defect that lead to a total absence of chromatophores in its rear section, or a localized inability to assimilate pteridines within its xanthophores.

FWIW, I don't know if albinism is the proper term for the guy either.

And yes, I don't think it's all that pretty a fish Certainly not $1500 worth. But don't let me stop those with deep pockets from buying it

Interesting fish,
I saw another one of these at an online retailer sometime last yr (http://www.theaquariumcity.com/saltwate ... ixtang.htm)
I think this animal might be more like a leucistic or xanthic animal than an albino, albinism is a congental loss of coloration pigments and hence the white (lack of color), whereas leucistic animals are missing a dose of coloration which presents as a masked, muted color (often described as incomplete dominance), where as xanthic animals may not possess a 100% on/off mutation but a gene that allows the production of yellow and brown is missing in small quantities.

Regardless, of the reason why its missing color, what is of interest is that lack of pigmentation in this fish is not segmented or uniform. If I recall correctly w/ albinism, the regions deviod of pigment may follow a developmental segment or plane, this fish doesn't have this, so possibly this fish was a normal colored fish which has become discolord due to trauma (like nerve degeneration or infection as a juvenile), or has a weak dose of yellow.

 

[MandarinFish]

I find that fish beautiful and unique.

Too bad that can't be bred.

Cloned, perhaps.

Someday cloning will be cheap and common enough to allow reefers to get 'copies' of their favorite fish.

First, the Tasmanian Tiger has to be cloned.

Someday the technology will be common and cheap enough, believe that.

 

[Anemone]

Am I the only one that thinks that fish is Butt ugly?

Jeff

Nope, reminds me too much of Michael Jackson 8O ......

Kevin

 

[danmhippo]

Am I the only one that thinks that fish is Butt ugly?

Jeff

Nope, reminds me too much of Michael Jackson 8O ......

Kevin

Naw, you got to start it out with a black tang first.

 

[MandarinFish]

that fish hasn't gone from being a black male to a white female.

Beat it! Don't you make me repeat it!

It's a different fish, sure, but it's very cool in it's own way. And it doesn't have big, pink eyes.

 

[BROWN TROUT]

I thought only your corals could bleach............ 8O

 

[karlas]

i think its a cool looking fish very different but that is a little steep

 

[Anonymous]

I think it's neat. Purdy?? No, just neat.

 

[JohnD]

Interesting fish, but I agree, $1500 is too steep.

Leave Michael Jackson out of this!!!!!

 

[Anonymous]

You guys are just jealous because you either can't afford it, or you can't convince your wife you can afford it.

Once you have three of them in your tank like I do, then you really recognize their beauty.

:roll:

 

[Anonymous]

So Dr reef. let me guess you got three of them in your 10 gallon?

I better stop it before this one gets driven to the sump.

 

[Anonymous]

My 10 gallon?

Yeah right. If I gave them that much space to swim around in, they'd be all exercised out and they'd look skinny like all the other tangs you see.

I keep them in a 5 gallon so they can't move. They just stay fat and happy. :lol: