It is the sole member of the genus Paracanthurus. Brilliantly colored, its entire body is a rich royal blue while black markings stretch from its eyes to its tail.
Its pectoral and caudal fins are both yellow. Paul and Jill via Flickr. The blue tang is a schooling fish. They form large schools in the wild as they scan the reef for algae to graze, so these fishes are completely reef-safe. Once acclimated, they eat a variety of foods other than algae. Krill, mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, they're not picky. Since they are grazers, blue tangs eat a lot.
Just got a blue tang dory Fish seemed to adjust good with my 2 clown Fish yellow tang and scorpion Fish woke and and saw that the dory Fish did not make it I have a 40 gal tank all reading perfect any ideas.
Sounds like a lot of people commenting aren't ready for blue tangs. Its really not a good beginner fish and quarantine is a must because even if your current fish aren't showing signs of ich it can still be in your aquarium. Ive been in the hobby for over 15 years and I've never had ich or any other diseases and my yellow tang is over 15 years old he was 3rd fish i got.
I got a blue Tang and a Clown fish and they never got along. My Tang fish would always fight the clown fish and never leave him alone. One day we found the clown fish dead. I like to believe I wasn't the one who killed him, but is it possible the the Tang fish killed him? Also, i was told by a professional tropical fish place to feed him lettuce. I noticed there were many types of pellets to purchase. Which exact ones would you purchase? Also, after the clown fish died, the tang only sits at the bottom of the tank and never swims around.
I'm afraid he isn't eating. Any Advise? My Blue Tang is not so blue anymore. Yesterday she was very blue and today she is almost yellow. Is this a sign that the fish is ill? What do I do? I just introduced a new small blue tang to my tank. Within two days it wedged itself into a piece of live rock and got stuck. I let it sit for about an hour and a half seeing if it could work its way out but to no avail. Then I tried gently moving the rock to confirm it was definitely stuck.
I let it sit a little bit longer then decided to move the rock slowly to a point where I could grab the opposite part of the live rock and broke it off pulling away from the fish. However, the species faces serious threats from habitat destruction of coral reefs, exploitation for the aquarium trade, and use as bait for fishing. To catch fish for aquaria, the fish are stunned with cyanide, which also damages the reef.
In , researchers at the University of Florida bred blue tangs in captivity for the first time, which raised the hope that captive-bred fish may soon be available. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads.
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Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph. Surgeon fish will usually relish this type of food, since it resembles -- or even includes -- the types of food they encounter in their natural habitat. In aquariums, surgeonfish will typically browse on live rock, as they would on a reef.
Surgeonfishes will constantly pick at rock, looking for bits of algae to eat. Most of the time, surgeonfish won't bother coral or other immobile invertebrates, providing you keep them well fed.
However, this varies by species and from individual to individual. Still, surgeonfish are generally reef-safe. As an added bonus, most surgeonfish will eat bristleworms, a common pest in reef aquariums. Environment As the EU targets emissions cuts, this country has a coal problem. Paid Content How Hong Kong protects its sea sanctuaries. History Magazine These 3,year-old giants watched over the cemeteries of Sardinia. Magazine How one image captures 21 hours of a volcanic eruption.
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