new and need help identifying

[william]

Hi guys. I'm new to saltwater aquariums and need a little help identifying a few fish. I recently was given a 55g established tank with live rock and 4 fish. 2 of the fish I recognize right away, one being a tomato clown and the other a volitans lionfish. The two I an having trouble properly identifying are a type of tang and a type of triggerfish. The tang looks exactly like a blue Caribbean except it is darker in color, almost black with some lighter greyish purple coloration around the fins and tail. It has the small mark at the base of the tail as well. The trigger is small and white and has sideways Chevron markings on the back half of the body. I will try to upload pictures in a bit

 

[tritan]

Hard to say without pictures but I will take a stab that the tang is a Kole Tang: Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Kole Yellow Eye Tang Ive seen them darker than the picture on that site.

As for the second one, I dont really know what Chevron markings mean. Check out liveaquaria.com and see if you can find it.

 

[Smitty]

Hello and welcome to the site...is it possible for you to post a pic of the fish so we can help you id it? You can post pics using photobucket.com and copying and pasting the img code onto the site.

 

[bjohanson1234]

I personally would take the tang and trigger to the store and see if they will give you credit. A 55 is too small of a tank for those fish. they both can get very large and get stressed when in small tanks. Or try to find someone with a more suitable tank.

Surgeonfish: Tang Fish, Yellow Tangs and other Surgeons

Triggerfish

 

[Kelz88]

Im gonna say the same for the volitan, if its a standard 55 he will have a hard time turning, they get really fluffy for lack of a better word.

A zebra, fuzzy or fu man chu would be perfect though.

 

[little_fish]

Hello and Welcome!

+1 everyone

 

[william]

Thanks Guys, from what I read I agree with you on the size of fish for the tank. They are rather small now excluding the tang which us the largest at 3 1/2" I've already talked to my local tropical fish store about doing trades. I'm looking at trading the clown for a pair of smaller clowns that can pair up. The trigger I will trade so that I can add crustaceans. The lion will probably go so that I can invest in a dwarf. As soon as I can properly invest in adequate lighting I will slowly begin reefing AFTER learning more about it. I joined here because its my experience that community experience and opinion is far superior to shop attendants when it comes to care for animals. A of right now all inhabitants appear happy and healthy and have overcome the stress of the move well. I will upload photos when I hey to work.

 

[william]

Here are the photos. Sorry for the phone quality photos

The trigger

The tang

The lion

 

[Kelz88]

Huma huma trigger maybe? or humu humu i cant remember. Not too sure about the tang though

 

[bjohanson1234]

The trigger

Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Humu Picasso Triggerfish

However, it does not look very healthy. It is no where near as colorful.

 

[william]

He's more colorful then the photos make it seem. My phone won't take a great photo through flash with the flash off.