Yellow Tang – Caring For This Incredible Beauty

The Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens) is one of the most popular fishes in the marine tank industry along with the blue tang (Paracanthurus Hepatus), percula clownfish (percula, Ocellaris) and the Flame Angelfish (Centropyge Loriculus). It is also the most popular tang in the surgeonfish family in addition to its very easy to see why. Its whole body is a striking pastel like yellow.

This tang hails from Hawaii as well as its close islands. It is a somewhat strong fish that gets along well with other species except for other tangs, making it a good fish for a community marine tank. All tangs are very susceptible to marine ich with lateral line erosion so choose your fishes wisely. The yellow tang is heavily traded in the live fish market, with juveniles going for about $30 to $40 while adults retail for about $60 to $70 per specimen.

The yellow tang is a pretty passive fish that is not prone to bullying other species of fish large or small. Making it an beautiful candidate for all aquariums. It can be aggressive towards other members of the tang family but such cases are ordinarily alleviated with providing ample space for all of them.

They are a schooling fish in the wild as well as such behavior can be seen in large aquariums with more than one yellow tang. Introduce multiple tangs at the same tang if more than one is desired.

8 inches is the maximum length for yellow tangs, limiting them to larger tanks. A 100 gallons is the minimum size while anything upwards of 150 gallons is recommended.

This recognizable fish is all too often bought when they’re 2 to 3 inches with kept in aquariums as small as 30 gallons. The yellow tang grazes on live rock throughout the day as it forms huge shoals in the wild. They feed mostly on algae so such foods must be offered often. Ensure they get enough algae based foods in captivity as algae makes up the bulk of their diet in the wild. Unlike marine angelfish, they are completely reef safe along with do not bother corals, one of the reasons why they’re so recognizable in saltwater reef aquariums.

The Link and the Link for just two main of the tangs that the author has written hubpages on in previous years. Gabriela Desouyez has been in the marine fish trade for the better part of the decade. Giving her hands on knowledge on a extensive assortment of tangs as well as aquarium systems.