Picture of the Month - June

[dustin_P74]

doc its a shark, just that guarantees votes

 

[cgoodman381]

Ill throw this one up.

 

[Doc]

awesome pic. great color. nice close-up :Cheers:

-Doc

 

[NewbReefer]

Newb, you should have waited...you could have had a pic with a rockin' branch hammer in it as well. LOL

No seriously, great pic

-Doc

lol, i gotta save that tell im bound to win :) This is my time putting in a pic.

 

[Bifferwine]

What a pretty vlamingi, Cgoodman!

 

[Alexander]

Very awesome pic cgoodman

 

[dustin_P74]

awesome pic goodman

 

[salt newbie01]

Glad to see some early participation this month!!
Nice brain hibye

Killer close up of the shrimp newbreefer!!

goodman that is one beautiful pic!! very nice color!

The paasser is a nice pic as well Dustin - wish it was a little brighter so we could see him better.

Looks like this is the month for close ups!!

 

[ccCapt]

I'll try 1.

 

[cgoodman381]

very pretty is that a white cheek tang there?

 

[dustin_P74]

nice shot capt, is that a powder brown tang or a white cheek tang?

 

[dustin_P74]

ill answer my own question, its a powder brown tang, how is it doing, i have read they dont do the best in captivity

 

[ccCapt]

It's an acanthurus japonicus, which is the hardy version as opposed to the acanthurus nigricans, which is very difficult.

Good article on the difference between them here.

 

[dustin_P74]

ok so it is the powder brown, the whitecheek is nigricans

 

[hibye]

very nice cccapt

 

[cgoodman381]

ok so it is the powder brown, the whitecheek is nigricans

Sorry Dustin but he has a white cheek -- A. japonicus. A. nigricans is more of the true powder brown and much harder to keep.

 

[dustin_P74]

no A. nigricans is a whitecheek and A. japonicus is a PBT. http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+43+391&pcatid=391

 

[cgoodman381]

hmm the site he linked has them the other way. Someone clear it up?

 

[dustin_P74]

http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&q=Acanthurus+nigricans&btnG=Google+Search

 

[cgoodman381]

http://www.google.com/search?client...=en&q=Acanthurus+nigricans&btnG=Google+Search

from the first site you linked:
Acanthurus nigricans, (formerly A. glaucopareius) which we will call the powder-brown

Acanthurus japonicus ("Ah-kan-thur-us ha-pawn-ick-us") will refer to as the white-faced surgeon/tang

still waiting for clarification :^: