Angelfish ID Please

[1UCKY]

My brother went to PetCo this weekend and bought two of these baby Angelfish and gave me one; they were sold to him as Demsels for $6 a piece, lol. Does anyone know what kind of Angelfish is this? It has a yellow tail. This is the best picture I can get of him because he is a fast one.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

juvenile koran maybe how big is the tank he's in?

 

[1UCKY]

He's currently in my 75G cube....I've had baby Korans (have one now in my 180) and never seen them having a yellow tail.

 

[marrone]

Looks like anAannularis, blue ring, but need to see a better picture as it could be a # of different angel, including a Six line or Blue face.

 

[1UCKY]

I'll try to catch a better picture....

 

[marrone]

Try and get a picture of the head and tail. If the tail is yellow than it's a good chance it's a Blue face but it cause also be a Maculosus too.

Check out this web site, it has a # of picture of Juv and Adult angels.

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/fishes/angels/pomacanthus/Pomacanthus.htm

 

[reefman]

juvi asfur, maculosus and chrysurus has a yellow tail. but i doubt is a chrysurus(mucho $)
wow 6 bucks for any angel is a steal.
Petco sure is great!:biggrin:

 

[marrone]

Yeah just hope it doesn't die in a week.

 

[1UCKY]

By the way, the Angel also has a little yellow on his top fin....

 

[marrone]

It's possible it could be a Majestic angel, as they're very similar to the Blue face. Also the size, which looks small in the picture, would seems to be more in-line with it being a Majestic, as small ones do show up quite often.

You really need to post a better picture.

 

[reefman]

i dont think majestic has a yellow tail.from his description, the most likely suspect bellow: asfur

 

[1UCKY]

i dont think majestic has a yellow tail.from his description, the most likely suspect bellow: asfur

I think you got it! Mines looks exactly like this one! I'm trying to snap a better pic in the mean while....

 

[marrone]

Majestic do have yellow tails.

 

[reefman]

ok, ur right. i didnt realize that.
from the shape on his pic. i think u may be right.
the majestic's body is a bit longer than the asfur.

 

[marrone]

Really need to see a better picture as it could be a # of different angels. From the picture that was posted you can't even see that it has a yellow tail, let alone any yellow on it's top fin.

 

[1UCKY]

Just posted some more pics on the first post....

 

[lfsmarineguy]

I can't imagine petco bringing in Asfurs let alone Macs. Must have been a screw up somewhere along the line. Semi-off topic, I have a guy who gets in TR Macs on a fairly regular basis now and a random mutation has been showing up where they have a big white stripe instead of the yellow (tail is all white as well) looks really cool.

 

[marrone]

Petco does get in Mac's and with them being captive breed now they're pretty cheap.

 

[1UCKY]

So mine is a Mac Angel?

 

[reefman]

best i can do with those pics
can we get a CSI team in here asap