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Zebrasoma tangs are found in nearly every ocean except the Atlantic Ocean, because temperatures there get too cold for them. Zebrasoma tangs include but are not limited to yellow tangs, sailfin tangs, spotted sailfin tangs, brown sailfin tangs, and purple tangs. Tangs are herbivores and require algae. Many species will eat brine, but in doing so, will not get all the nutrients they need and will quickly develop a sunken belly and will be more susceptible to disease than they already were. Tangs need lots of swimming room. The amount of gallons each fish needs is certainly debatable, and I won’t get into that here, but they need a lot of room as they swim quite a bit.
Tangs have a sharp retractable spine which is used in defense and combat with other tangs. These fish are extremely susceptible to disease. They require excellent water conditions. The water conditions need to remain stable for the well being of the fish. They are not very tolerant of quick temperature changes. Quick variations of pH and temperature will lead to parasites appearing on these fish. .
The yellow tang, Zebrasoma Flavescens, is most commonly found in Hawaii, living in schools in the coral reef. I have kept 2 yellow tangs in the past and have had great luck with them, keeping them for several years each. Other varieties include Zebrasoma scopas (Brown Sailfin Tang), Zebrasoma gemmatum (Spotted Sailfin Tang), and Zebrasoma veliferum (Sailfin Tang).
One of the yellow tangs I kept was named Sunshine. It was a beautiful fish that I purchased from my LFS. I took a long time to acclimate it to insure that there would be no sudden changes for the fish. I had her for over five years. She started out at an inch and a half and was close to six inches, I’d say, when I found her on the carpet in front of the tank one day, she’d gone carpet surfing and there was no bringing her back. I will be getting another yellow tang soon.
Tangs have a sharp retractable spine which is used in defense and combat with other tangs. These fish are extremely susceptible to disease. They require excellent water conditions. The water conditions need to remain stable for the well being of the fish. They are not very tolerant of quick temperature changes. Quick variations of pH and temperature will lead to parasites appearing on these fish. .
The yellow tang, Zebrasoma Flavescens, is most commonly found in Hawaii, living in schools in the coral reef. I have kept 2 yellow tangs in the past and have had great luck with them, keeping them for several years each. Other varieties include Zebrasoma scopas (Brown Sailfin Tang), Zebrasoma gemmatum (Spotted Sailfin Tang), and Zebrasoma veliferum (Sailfin Tang).
One of the yellow tangs I kept was named Sunshine. It was a beautiful fish that I purchased from my LFS. I took a long time to acclimate it to insure that there would be no sudden changes for the fish. I had her for over five years. She started out at an inch and a half and was close to six inches, I’d say, when I found her on the carpet in front of the tank one day, she’d gone carpet surfing and there was no bringing her back. I will be getting another yellow tang soon.
The only thing I can add is that yellow tangs are pretty territorial once established, and this should be taken into consideration when the order of stocking is planned. Often, they need to be the last fish added. Just my opinion. They seem to love to torture and stress new fish. Again, nice work.
