What's available at LFS...?

[jhale]

be careful of that petco, I see ich on the fish there all the time

 

[VJ&POOPS]

I have learnt it's why it is sometimes called deathco..and for some strange reason, the stores I visited have the smallest possible size of any sw fish they sell....example clown fish so young, they were almost transparent.

 

[divedeeper]

Pets Warehouse new stuff

Just got back they had a bunch of stuff of special

[SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1]YELLOW TANGS- [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]3 FOR $60.00[/SIZE][/SIZE]​

[SIZE=-1][SIZE=-1][/SIZE]FLAME ANGEL- 39.99 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]POTTERS ANGEL- 39.99 [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]PURPLE TANGS- 44.99[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1][/SIZE][SIZE=-1]ACHILLES TANG- 69.99[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]PERCULA CLOWNS- 12.99[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]HIPPO TANGS- 39.99[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]SNOWFLAKE MORAY- 19.99[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]NIGER TRIGGER- 22.50[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]FUSCUS TRIGGER- 69.99[/SIZE]



A lot of other stuff was in stock fish wise.



They were just finishing unpacking a new bunch of corals.



Since it may be a bit of a drive for some of you they do an email when they get new stuff and have an updated web page with their stock.



None of the fish are from Phillipines




See http://www.pets-warehouse.com/fish/



Russ
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[regal]

Just stopped by fishtown. They have palani tangs for less than $50. That's the tang on the pic of the week from Pedro. Pretty big, even for my tank. Many anthias, tangs, 2 large size blueface angels, a goldflake angel, butterflies and many others. They have the so call tonga nassarius snails $1.99 each. I swear they look exactly the same as the ones I picked up from beach park 3 min drive from my house. I have them in my tank for almost a year now with no problems. I picked up another 20 a week ago. Hehehehe. Some brown SPS, clams, elegant coral, and the usual.

 

[marrone]

The tang in the picture is a Dussumier and not a Palani tang. A Palani or Lavender Tang look similar when small but it's know where near what A Dussumier tang look like when it's get large. They're actually in two different families. Also Dussumier great pretty large, in the 14"-16" range.

The Dussumier tang is hard to get and usually costs a good buck. What happens is FishTown get in a bunch of Lavender Tang and mixed in can be a small Dussmier tang. I picked up a small Dussmier from FishTown for $14.99.

 

[regal]

The tang in the picture is a Dussumier and not a Palani tang.

No, they are the same thing.

Acanthurus dussumieri - Eye-stripe surgeonfish - palani

Description: the palani is a colorful fish with its black-spotted, bright blue caudal fin, fine blue lines on the body, yellow interocular band, white caudal spine broadly edged in black, and yellow dorsal and anal fins banded with blue.
Size: to 45 cm
Habitat: usually found resting under ledges, preferring depths of 6 meters or more.
Diet: herbivorous

Ones at fishtown are all juv.

 

[marrone]

No a Dussumeri tang is a Dussumeri tang and that the name that is associated with it. The Palani tang is a Lavender Tang. You will also see some people associated the name with Acanthurus blochii tang. I see some web site have the name associated with it but that not correct and the name of the the tang is Acanthurus Dussumeri.

 

[regal]

Totally disagree.
Scientific name Acanthurus dussumieri
AKA- Eye-stripe surgeonfish
Hawaiian name - palani
Did you see the ones from fishtown, they look exactly like my pic not yours.
Do a google search with both dussumieri and palani together and tell me if I am wrong.
I have seem a few website associating lavender tang with palani but they are wrong.

 

[regal]

Now, after all the research that I have done, I really want one.
Great price if it is indeed a Acanthurus dussumieri.

 

[marrone]

No the scientific name is what they're are sold under and that is Dussumieri tang and not Palani tang. That is a Hawaiian name and is associated with a number of other tangs and one of them being the DUssumieri. Like I said before there are a # of web site that have that as the name but they're not correct. I've seen the ones at FishTown as they're the same ones that they get in all the time. They do get some small Dussumieri mixed in but those are by mistake as they're bring in the Lavender tang. That's why the price tag is so low.

 

[regal]

I've been to fishtown a lot but this is the first time I see them. So how can you tell the difference between the dussumieri and the palani since you said you got a juv dussumieri that was sold as a palani? Can you give me any reference to support what you said? I gave you mine already (google)

 

[marrone]

As you can see from the picture that they look very similar, specially as Juv. The big difference is around the tail as the Lavander tang have 2 dots just before the tail which the Dussumieri doesn't. Also on the face the Lavander tang has dot while the Dussumieri doesn't have them and they may have the start of the yellow band by the eye. The Dussumieri Juv for the most part are no where as colorful as the adult, specially in the body and the tail, so small ones look very similar to Lavender tangs.

FishTown gets them in, usually a whole bunch of them, and either labels them as Lavander or Palani tangs. It's very possible that a couple got mixed in with a bigger order, I found the one I got like that, but if they where truely shipped as Dussmieri tangs they would start around $100 each.

They do get very large and need a good size tank. On top of the Juv that I have I also have a very large one, 12"-14" range which I've had for about 8-10 years.

They also get in blochii tang which look very similar to the Dussmieri, they even have the Yellow band by the eye. And they go for a lot less than the Dussmieri.

 

[regal]

I know the difference between the dussumieri and the lavender. That's not what I am debating about. WHat I am saying is that Acanthurus dussumieri is AKA palani from my research and understanding. I did not pay too much attention today at fishtown to see if they are one or the other. If they look like the lavender, they are mis-labelled as palani b/c palani is Acanthurus dussumieri. Nice looking fish whatever they are.

 

[marrone]

Once again places use the name Palani to associate it with the Lavender tang and not the Dussmieri tang. It is a Hawaiin name and you'll find that it's it asociated with a number of tangs. Anyone selling a Dussmieri tang will call it that.

 

[regal]

Once again places use the name Palani to associate it with the Lavender tang and not the Dussmieri tang.

I have not seen it any where on the web associating palani with the lavender tang but only the dussmieri. (well may be one web site where you got the pic from) They associate the lavender with puala. But no biggy, I still believe they are the same but called differently. If the palani at fishtown are indeed the dussmieri, they are good bargain. Everyone will be running over there to get one.

 

[marrone]

Here's a couple of website:

http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/tangs/lavendertang/
http://www.hslfish.com/En/Gallery/fishdetail.asp?fishid=252

 

[reefman]

i'm confuse what tang at FT ur talking about, but i want one.:lol2:

 

[marrone]

i'm confuse what tang at FT ur talking about, but i want one.:lol2:

A Dussmieri is a pretty big fish, not as long as a Sohal but a much bigger body. It needs a 6' tank and really need a lot of swimming space. They're mostly reef safe but the smaller one that I placed into my reef tank picked on almost all of my corals, specially the soft and LPS, to the point where I had to remove it from the tank.

Funny but when most people see my large Dussmieri they usually say "what is that"? and they really don't pay it much mind to. And next to the Sohal it's the largest fish in the tank so it does stand out.

 

[regal]

Here's a couple of website:

http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/tangs/lavendertang/
http://www.hslfish.com/En/Gallery/fishdetail.asp?fishid=252

I did come across these two sites. They are vendor's website and not accurate sometimes. Here are my references.

http://www.coralreefnetwork.com/marlife/fishes/surgeon.htm
http://www.daniareeflife.com/tek9.asp?pg=products&grp=38&specific=jolmink0
http://www.geocities.com/solidarus/surgeon.html
http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/view.php?tid=2&did=133045
http://www.nps.gov/kaho/KAHOckLs/KAHOreef/Acanthur.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/tangshi.htm
http://www.marinedepotlive.com/dussimer-tang---acanthurus-dussumieri-fish--tangs.html
http://www.asis.com/~jknope/Eye-striped%20Surgeonfish.html

And many other sites if you google "dussumieri palani".

 

[marrone]

Great you found a lot of sites, which I said there where, but you'll find that in the LFS, where the fish sells, they don't go under that name. That are sold as a Dussumieri tang. Once again Lavender tangs and a few others similar looking tangs are usually sold under the name Palani.

You'll find that this is very common in the trade as there are many fish that go under different names and some times a couple of fish will be sold under the same name. FishTown usually sell the Lavender tang under that name and also under Palani. I've seen it a # of times when I was there.

I've had my Dussimeri tang for 8-10 years I've done a lot of research on it and know quite abit about it. It was on the rare side when I purchase it, now it has show quite abit to the point where isn't consider rare but not common either. Because of that I was able to Id the one at FishTown that was listed under Lavender tang at the time.