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NM Reef wasn't confusing this fish with an Atlantic Blue tang, which is an acanthurus - but I do believe he meant South Pacific sea not Atlantic!

yellow belly blue hippo is the same species but from the Indian Ocean. Much more rare and difficult to find...

it's a male - females do not have any yellow on them.

Females don't have the blue jaw and have black margins on their fins rather than yellow - they are rather drab in comparison to the males. The do not eat small fish, crabs, shrimps, etc..

Red tails are sargassums - here's mine...

This is from about 3 months ago...

Hawaiian or blond?

Mimic tang...

One of my clams...

All Naso species have permanetly erect caudal peduncles - it is a trait of the species. Naso's school in huge numbers in the wild.

isn't your tank a 240? Your lighting is fine - what kind of MH bulbs? - I just switched my ALS bulbs to Ushio's and it is a world of difference - buck up for the 3002 model of the Korallin - I have the 1502 and I need to add another reactor chamber - just not big enough to handle a 240 gallon...

That sounds like a very nice mix of fish - keep in mind that the vlamengii (blue spot tang) wil get 2 feet in length and are very long stiff fish -- my tank is 8 feet long and it outgrew my tank.

Some acclimate well, some don't - They do better in reef tanks yet they will nip at clams and corals - make sure you have lots of live rock for him to peck on if you get one.

IMO they suck. They come from a region of cooler water than we normally have in our tanks - I don't keep them anymore. Dr. Ron Schimeck also advises to not keep them. There alot of other tank cleaners that are much more effective.

How do I do this when you can't clamp it to the side? The top goes about 4 inches before the opening. Is there a powerhead that comes with a big adjustable clamp? I don't want to secure with suction cups as they just don't last....

The tank is 240 gallons. I have 3 250w MH 12000K along with 195 watts of full actinic PC and 195 watts of 50/50 PC.

Actually that is with the flash - so that is pretty close to what he looks like from above - as you drop down more even with him he gets much more dull. Here is my other crocea....

Here he is!

It is actually a Koran angel - no, your 55 isn't even close enough for this guy - You need at least twice as big.

It is a Naso Vlamengii