So in terms of size, the kole tang was advertised at 2" on DD. When I purchased my mimic tang on DD a year ago it was advertised as 2.5" Now I know the mimic has grown in that time, but I didn't think she was that much bigger. Seeing the kole in person, it is barely bigger than my chromis, about a half-dollar size. It looks like just a baby. If this guy is 2", then my large tailspot blenny has to be at least 3" long, and my mimic has to be at least 4" if not larger. He is substantially smaller than the mimic was when I got her even though they were only advertised as a half inch difference.
I spent several hours trying to catch the little guy to bring him home but didn't have any luck. His fins are totally tattered. I have no idea if he'll make it through the night but definitely have my fingers crossed. He did do some tail flicking at my female clown, who turned on her side and twitched at him, so I think that's a good sign - he's still asserting dominance over the clowns and a few of the wrasses. If I can keep the mimic and melanarus wrasse distracted then he might have a chance. Best would be if I could catch it and put it in a separate tank though. Please think good thoughts for this little baby!
In all honesty, I'm feeling pretty bad about the whole thing. By the time the fish were actually located by UPS and made it to my office I was worried about how long they had been in the bags and so I just acclimated them and added them to the tank without really properly thinking through the fact that he was soo much smaller. It would have been far better for me to just leave him bagged a few more hours and taken him home. I feel really dumb and am going to feel horrible if he doesn't make it. I also don't think I'll call LA and ask for my money back because I feel like this one is one me :(
