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Just want to see some of the colors in the red ackies. thanks

They are red, theres no mistaking an acanthurus for a brachyurus, look at colors and patterns, also tail spines, reds are large spines.

Thanks for the picture SHvar. I broke down and got me 3 red ackies from Rare Earth. Can't wait for the red color to start developing. Your's has a bunch of red and is really pretty. Anyways, the picture is of the cage setup I have them in for the time being (it's 4'x16"x20". Once they get bigger they will be in a 6'x28"x18" vision cage. I've had high contrast yellows (purchased from Pete Weis) that look really similar to the reds (almost identical) probably because they have a mix of red and yellow genes combined. I was just curious about what the adult reds look like since I've been out of the ackies for about 4 years now. Just had to break down and get some more since the kid is almost 2 now and is really interested in reptiles.

hi Craig...

awesome enclosure for your akies...

I just bougth my first 3 yellow akies from Peter Weis, they are great personality animals...

how you keep that awesome cage clean??? I do cleaning every day, this guis have a fast metabolism...!!!!

could you post or mail me more pics from your cage, I really like it...

thanks

rick

The pattern on the neck and head are different, the tail spines are much smaller on the yellows.
These are adult reds.