The yellow tang (Zebrasoma Flavescens) along with the blue tang (paracanthurus Hepatus), percula clownfish (ocellaris with percula), Flame Angelfish (Centropyge Loriculus) along with the royal gramma (Gramma Loreto), makeup the 5 most identifiable fishes in the hobby. It is the most popular member of the tang family as well as it isn’t testing to see why. Its entire body is a brilliant pastel yellow.

The yellow tang is commonly collected from Hawaii in addition to the near islands. It is a comparatively resilient fish that gets along well with other species excluding for other tangs, making it a good fish for a community saltwater tank. All tangs are very prone to marine ich as well as lateral line erosion so selects your specimens wisely. A heavily collected species, the yellow tang fetches about $30 -$40 for smaller individuals while larger ones are priced in the $60-$70 range.

Tank mates (Large or small) are not all that prone to bullying from yellow tangs as they are moderately peaceful. Making it an beautiful candidate for all aquariums. There is some hostility towards other tangs as well as surgeonfish but usually if the tank is large enough, hostility ought to be kept at a minimum.

As shoaling fish they will play “follow the leader” in bigger saltwater aquariums. 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 bigger tanks. While a 150 gallon or larger tank is recommended, they can housed in a 100 gallon aquarium.

This recognizable fish is all too habitually 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. As such, a large percentage of their diet ought to be made up of algae. Ensure they get enough algae based foods in captivity as algae makes up the bulk of their diet in the wild. You will see them in both fish-only aquariums as well as reef aquariums because the yellow tang is completely reef safe.

The Further reading and the Click Here for just two key of the fishes that the author has written hubpages on in earlier years. Gabriela Desouyez has been in the saltwater fish industry for the better part of the decade. Giving her hands on experience on a wide diversity of fishes as well as tank systems.