Hello everyone. I just moved a Maculiceps tang into my display from QT and had some serious aggression from a C. striatus already in the tank. So I put in the mesh divider, and the more I look at the Maculiceps (which is on the right) I am doubting it is one. Right now I am thinking they are both Ctenochaetus genus tangs. Sure I see some freckles on the tang on the right in the video, but the dorsal and anal fins aren’t rounded and the tail lacks a distinct white band right before the fin. I’ve done some checking on photos and sure Maculiceps change appearance from juvenile to adult, but can some of you have had a juvenile Maculiceps take a look and let me know? I was not expecting such persistent aggression from different genus of tangs…. but I am thinking the aggression is because they are in fact the same genus…
Thoughts?
Thoughts?