Where to buy Orange-Spine Unicornfish
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About Orange-Spine Unicornfish
A large, streamlined tang with a pale-blue to greenish-gray body and distinctive orange-red bony protrusions (spines) on the forehead and near the tail base. The body is laterally compressed with an elongated profile.
Key facts
- Care Level
- Expert
- Diet
- herbivore
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Min tank size
- 180 gallons
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
- Max Size
- 24
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Aka
- Pacific Orange-Spine Unicornfish, Naso Tang
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea to Hawaii, including the Great Barrier Reef and Micronesia.
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
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