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About Bluespine Unicornfish
A large, streamlined tang with a blue-gray body, yellow caudal fin, and a distinctive long, pointed bony horn (rostral projection) extending from the forehead. Venomous spines along the caudal peduncle are edged in bright blue.
Key facts
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Diet
- omnivore
- Feeding Schedule
- Feed 2-3 times daily
- Max Size
- 24
- Aka
- Blue-Spine Nosefish, Long-Snouted Nosefish, Blue-Spine Unicornfish, Long-Snouted Unicornfish
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 180 gallon tank • Requires strong water flow and excellent water quality • Temperature range 72–78°F; pH 8.1–8.3; Salinity 1.020–1.025 • Aggressive and highly active; should be one of the last fish added; may quarrel with other tangs • Feed high-quality marine herbivore pellets, algae sheets, and occasional meaty foods 2–3 times daily
- Appearance
- A large, streamlined tang with a blue-gray body, yellow caudal fin, and a distinctive long, pointed bony horn (rostral projection) extending from the forehead. Venomous spines along the caudal peduncle are edged in bright blue.
- Common Health Issues
- Marine ich, Fin rot, Swim bladder disorder, Hole in the head disease, Bacterial septicemia
- Diet Details
- Zooplankton, small fish, marine algae, seaweed, brine shrimp, mysis shrimp
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and the central Pacific.
- Reef safety
- Not Reef Safe
- Temperament
- Semi Aggressive
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