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Goldrim Tang
| Latin Name | Acanthurus nigricans | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name | Goldrim Tang | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Also known as | Gold Rim Tang, Powder Gray Surgeonfish, Whitecheek Surgeonfish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fast Facts | This species is brown overall, with a white patch under the eye and yellow along the anal and dorsal fins bases. The Gold Rim Tang is less frequently available than the similar Powder Brown Tang. Both can be shy when introduced to the aquarium and will require plenful hiding places to refuge in if threatened. This can be a finicky fish when it comes to adjusting to prepared foods, so a tank with a flourishing algae crop will ensure it gets enough to eat during the acclimation process. Like most surgeonfish, this species can be aggressive toward surgeonfish tankmates once it acclimates, especially members of its own kind (keep only one per tank). Provide this active fish with plenty of swimming room, as well one or two hiding places. Seldom available in sizes other than around 3"-4". | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sizes | Small/Around 2"-3", SIZE WILL DEFINITELY VARY-- SMALL IS REALLY UNCOMMON AND UNPREDICTABLE IN SIZE Medium/Around 2.5"-4" Large/Around 3"-5" X-Large/Around 4"-6" VERY RARE THIS LARGE |
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| Range in Nature | Tropical-pan-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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Related Fish | Achilles Gold Rim Hybrid Tang, Achilles Tang, Atlantic Blue Tang, Bariene Tang, Chocolate Yellow Mimic Tang, Clown Tang, Convict Tang, Dussumieri 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 | Medium/Semi Regularly Available Large/Semi Regularly Available |
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| Add to Cart | Goldrim 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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