finch6013 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Check out this white tang http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1999982 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 That is cool wonder if he is considered albino. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 I dono. I wish the tank was better lit to really see the color. I was wondering if maybe it was an unhealthy yellow tang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I need to get me one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finch6013 Posted March 31, 2011 Author Share Posted March 31, 2011 How do you get them? I have seen miss colored ones before where they were yellow with white spots. Just never seen them for sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 it is very rare fish to get, if I ever find it I think it will not be less then $1000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonH Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Is it an actual species (or whatever the right word is) then? Like a gem tang, but even more rare? I have never seen or heard of white tangs before - I assumed it was albino or some other genetic anomaly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 From what I can tell (with a bit of research) this is actually a yellow tang without it's yellow pigment. They are not certain what the cause is however it appears that they start out with white spots and then as they get older the spots increase in size until the entire tang is white. One of the articles mentioned that it may actually be caused by a disease of some sort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Without a red eye it can not be considered an albino. Eye looked dark to me, but lighting is not good. Probably just a mutant form of yellow tang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunMonahan Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 it is very rare fish to get' date=' if I ever find it I think it will not be less then $1000.[/quote'] +1 with Tim. It's called a "Hypomelanistic tang", and if you ever find one - it'll be pricey for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defigart Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Without a red eye it can not be considered an albino. Eye looked dark to me' date=' but lighting is not good. Probably just a mutant form of yellow tang.[/quote'] Thats almost universally correct. Albinos can have blue or red eyes. Most albino primates, some humans included, have blue eyes. It's called a "Hypomelanistic tang"' date=' and if you ever find one - it'll be pricey for sure.[/quote'] Hypomelanism is a form of albinism. But either way imagine a tank of these and black tangs. Hmmm (scratch) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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