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Clown Tang
| Latin Name | Acanthurus lineatus | ||||||||||||||||
| Common Name | Clown Tang | ||||||||||||||||
| Also known as | Clown Surgeonfish, Lined Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||||||
| Fast Facts | This beauty has alternating yellow and blue lines running down the body and a white belly. It is very active and needs a big tank with lots of unobstructed swimming room and clean, highly-oxygenated seawater. Usually slow to begin feeding, it is very susceptible to ich and the aquarist should be prepared for these inevitable infestations. It is capable of instantaneous color change. For example, the head will become dark and the body pale when it attacks intruders. Like most tangs, well-acclimated, comfortable specimens may be aggressive towards close relatives. It typically fares notably better in reef aquariums than in fish only tanks. Availability Notes: Small and medium are semi regularly available, larger specimens are seldom collected. |
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| Sizes | Small/Around 2.5"-3" Medium/Around 3"-4" Large/Around 4"-5" |
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| Range in Nature | Indo-Pacific | ||||||||||||||||
| Minimum Aquarium Size | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diet and Feeding | Herbivore, provide with a varied diet that includes frozen and flake foods for herbivores as well as dried algae sheets. | ||||||||||||||||
| Ease of Care(5=easy, 1=difficult) |  |
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| Reef Aquarium Compatibility | Great reef fish. Typically fares notably better in reef aquariums than in fish only tanks. | ||||||||||||||||
| Related Fish | Achilles Gold Rim Hybrid Tang, Achilles Tang, Atlantic Blue Tang, Bariene Tang, Chocolate Yellow Mimic Tang, Convict Tang, Dussumieri Tang, Goldrim Tang, Halfblack Mimic Tang, Jewel Tang, Lemonpeel Mimic Tang, Mata Tang, Orange Shoulder Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Powder Brown Tang, Sohal Tang RED SEA, Tennenti Tang, Thompson's Tang, Whiteface Tang, More Tangs | ||||||||||||||||
| Availability | Small/Semi Regularly Available Medium/Semi Regularly Available Large/Large Clown Tangs are rarely available. |
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| Add to Cart | Clown Tang
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Availability is not guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Note: Because these are living animals, and not made in a factory, actual specimens will vary and will not look identical to the image provided. Sizes stated are approximate.
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