New Black Scopas Tang!

[swimmer]

Just got this little fella from NYAquatic this morning. Very cool fish. Thanks Micheal! He is currently in my quarantine tank with his buddies. :biggrin:

 

[jhart]

is that a Scopas or a Zebrasoma rostratum looks like a Zebrasoma rostratum. I thought scopas was brown.

 

[jhart]

Awsome lookin fish !!

 

[Tangs Rule]

It's a hybrid of a black tang and scopas tang. Sweet looking fish.

 

[Deanos]

Scopas tang can come in many color variations from all yellow to all black and everything in between.

Scopas Tang

Excerpt: The exact colouration of a Scopas tangs varies from individual to individual. Some specimens look almost black, while others are more brownish or even yellow. Variants with different colour splotches across the body exist. Black specimens are sometimes erroneously sold as Zebrasoma rostratum (Black tang).

 

[Deanos]

Here's a yellow one being sold on Live Aquaria's Diver's Den:

Yellow variant

 

[Bob 1000]

I'm so jealous I bought a black tang a while back and the scopas has a nicer coloring than the black tang until they get older..

 

[swimmer]

Thanks

Thanks for the compliments. The little guy is sure a beaut! I couldn't afford a black tang but I thought the black scopas was just as pretty. :splitspin

 

[jhart]

wow thats good to know..

 

[damian05]

nice!!!!