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"Black" Paracanthurus hepatus
5/2/07 Dear Bob Fenner, I am doing a research on Paracanthurus
hepatus as an aquarist for my book. I have been following the aquarium
forums for years and once in a blue moon I see people post photographs
of P. hepatus with either totally black coloring or just half black
(not the regular coloration). It has been told that these
"black" hippo tangs are from Hawaii <No Paracanthurus
there> but since hippo tangs do not live in Hawaii I believe they
are from Japanese according to my research. <Occasionally occur from
S. Japan, and elsewhere...> I wanted to hear your opinions about
this rare colored tang. I am adding a photo I found from the Reef
Central forum. There are a couple more from different people with even
"totally" black Paracanthurus tangs. Sincerely, Selim ?adar
<Perhaps a bit of "genetic drift" here... Will this (at
this time, these places...) prove to be of adaptive/survival value? Bob
Fenner> Regal Blue Tang with Red Dorsal Fin... ID. -
08/05/06 I have been trying to figure out the deal with these Blue
Tangs that have red on their dorsal and pectoral fins. <Geographic
variation w/in the species... some even "skip and bow" more
in their behavior from different island groups...> I
know that there are regular Blue Tangs and yellow-belly Blue Tangs that
develop the yellow-bellies as they mature. <Same species...>
Is there a difference in species between all of these
different types of blue tangs (Hippo Blue/Regal Tang, Yellow-belly
Blue/Regal Tang and Blue/Regal Tang with the red fins)? <Nope...
though I will say the "colored ones" seem to be by and large
far superior in terms of outright hardiness, adaptability to captive
conditions, acceptance of non-wild foods> Are they all
supposed to develop the red fins and only some do, or what?
Thanks, Krissi <Mmm, once again
a matter of where they come from... Like more (real) blondes in
Scandinavian countries... Bob Fenner>
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