Powder Brown Tang

Latin Name

Acanthurus japonicus

Common Name

Powder Brown Tang

Also known as

Powder Brown Tang, Goldrim Surgeonfish, Japanese Surgeonfish

Fast Facts

This species is brown overall, with a white band under the eye, yellow along the anal and dorsal fins bases and orange on the outer edges of these two fins. The powder brown is similar to the Gold Rim Tang (Acanthurus nigricans). Both are can be shy when introduced to the aquarium and will require suitable hiding places to refuge in if threatened. The powder brown can be finicky when it comes to adjusting to eating prepared foods, so a tank with a flourishing algae crop or live rock will ensure it gets enough to eat during the acclimation process. Like most tangs, this species can be aggressive toward surgeonfish tankmates once it acclimates, especially members of its own kind (keep only one per tank).

Sizes

Small/Around 2"-3"
Medium/Around 3"-4"

Range in Nature

Western Pacific

Minimum Aquarium Size

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)

Reef Aquarium Compatibility

Great reef fish, 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, Clown Tang, Convict Tang, Dussumieri Tang, Goldrim Tang, Halfblack Mimic Tang, Jewel Tang, Lemonpeel Mimic Tang, Mata Tang, Orange Shoulder Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Sohal Tang RED SEA, Tennenti Tang, Thompson's Tang, Whiteface Tang, More Tangs

Availability

Small/Regularly Available
Medium/Regularly Available

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Powder Brown Tang

Size	Price	Qty.	Add
Small	$34.00
Medium	$39.00

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.