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The powder blue tang is rarely harvested for anything other than the marine aquarium industry. It is a commonly sold fish that is moderately difficult to care for, although its popularity is easily exceeded by the regal tang and yellow tang. [citation needed] They are very prone to Cryptocaryon irritans. [6]
Blue tang is the common name of several species of surgeonfish. These include: Acanthurus coeruleus, a surgeonfish usually found in the Caribbean and the tropical Atlantic Ocean; Acanthurus leucosternon, a surgeonfish usually found in the tropical Indian Ocean; Paracanthurus, a surgeonfish usually found in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Juvenile blue tangs eat continuously and feed heavily. This heavy feeding requirement is due to their poor utilization of food resources. [citation needed] The blue tang's stomach and intestinal lining are proficient at absorbing crushed cellular content, but are not very effective at processing cellulose. This digestive system inefficiency ...
Paracanthurus hepatus is a species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish.A popular fish in marine aquaria, it is the only member of the genus Paracanthurus. [2] [3] A number of common names are attributed to the species, including regal tang, palette surgeonfish, blue tang (leading to confusion with the Atlantic species Acanthurus coeruleus), royal blue tang, hippo tang, blue hippo tang, flagtail ...
Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787) (Doctorfish tang) Acanthurus chronixis J. E. Randall, 1960 (Chronixis surgeonfish) Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801 (Atlantic blue tang) Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 (Eye-stripe surgeonfish) Acanthurus fowleri de Beaufort, 1951 (Fowler's surgeonfish)
Acanthurus japonicus, the Japan surgeonfish, white-faced surgeonfish, gold rim tang, powder brown tang and white-nose surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes or tangs. This fish is found in the Western Pacific Ocean.
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When considering a tang for an aquarium it is important to consider the size to which these fish can grow. Larger species such as the popular Pacific blue tang surgeonfish (of Finding Nemo fame), Naso or lipstick tang, lined surgeonfish , Sohal surgeonfish and Atlantic blue tang surgeonfish can grow to 40 cm (16 in) and require swimming room ...