The surgeonfish are a admired set of saltwater aquarium fishes in the marine aquarium industry. Overall, tangs are pretty large as far as ornamental fishes are concerned. However our tang of interest, the Yellow Tang, is one of the smaller varieties of surgeonfish. Their scientific tag is Zebrasoma Flavescens. The genus Zebrasoma is arguably the most popular genus within the tang family.
The yellow tang is seen as probably the most popular part of the family Acanthuridae along with the equally stunning Blue Tang. Their entire body is painted with a intense yellow that covers them from head to tail. The only area not featured in yellow is their tail blade, which is tiny protruding blade like structure in close proximity to their caudal fin.
All surgeonfish possess this blade close to their tails. In fact, their family (Acanthuridae) is named taking into account that trait. It is chiefly utilized during the mating period and as a means of defense. You'll want to keep your fingers away from it as it is exceptionally razor- sharp.
The yellow tang is located in big shoals off the waters of the Hawaiian islands. They are additionally known to dwell in the Marshall Islands where they are also caught from. In the wild they can achieve a length of around 8 inches but a more universal length in captivity would be between six and 7 inches.
A larger marine aquarium tang fish to be sure. An ideal tank would be a hundred gallon aquarium or larger. If you can spring for it, go large, as all surgeonfish are free swimming in the wild and need a lot of space to swim about in. They are not considered an aggressive species and normally do well with other species of fish.
They generally do not put up with other species of tangs but they are not as harsh towards them like angels typically are. Individuals that rear many yellow tangs or multiple surgeonfish types together with a yellow tang normally have very big tanks bigger than 200 to 250 gallons.
It is also essential to keep in mind to put in many Yellow Tangs to the tank at the same time. The last thing you want is to introduce a specimen when another tang has already been established in the tank.
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