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About Elongate Surgeonfish
Elongate surgeonfish with a compressed, elliptical body shape and pointed snout. Coloration is silvery-gray to olive-brown on the dorsal surface with a lighter ventral side. The species displays a characteristic dark stripe running through the eye and possesses the typical venomous spine (scalpel-like caudal peduncle blade) characteristic of tangs.
Key facts
- Diet Details
- Primarily herbivorous in nature, grazing on macroalgae and turf algae on reefs. In captivity, provide quality herbivore preparations (nori, spirulina flakes), supplemented with occasional high-quality meaty foods such as frozen mysis shrimp or bloodworms.
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii, including the Indian Ocean and western Pacific. Found in coral reef environments throughout this range.
- Common Health Issues
- Ich, velvet disease, bacterial infections, fin rot
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Aka
- Mata Tang
- Max Size
- 24
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Min tank size
- 150 gallons
- Appearance
- Elongate surgeonfish with a compressed, elliptical body shape and pointed snout. Coloration is silvery-gray to olive-brown on the dorsal surface with a lighter ventral side. The species displays a characteristic dark stripe running through the eye and possesses the typical venomous spine (scalpel-like caudal peduncle blade) characteristic of tangs.
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 150 gallon tank • Maintain temperature range 72–78°F • Maintain salinity 1.020–1.025 SG • Feed high-quality herbivorous diet with nori, spirulina, and occasional meaty foods; offer 2–3 times daily • Provide ample swimming space and rocky areas for grazing • May show aggression toward other tangs and surgeonfish; introduce carefully or house singly in reef settings
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