The Purple Tang or Yellowfin Tang
Scientific name: Zebrasoma Xanthurum
Care level: Moderate to Easy
Diet: Herbavore
Species of the Reef Surgeon fish in the Acanthuridae family
Although the Purple Tang Originated from the red sea, they are also found in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The Purple tang is often referred to as the yellowfin tang, yellow sailfish tang, yellowtail surgeon fish, or blue surgeon fish.
The Purple tang is Blue-purele in color with a yellow tail and yellow accents on the pectoral fins. With darker lateral lines. They are sometimes found by theirselves or even in schools. Like all Sailfish tangs, purple tangs have a slightly extended snout. The Purple tang has not been successfully bred in Captivity so far.
The Purple Tang can reach 10 inches in size. This Show Fish is one of the most popular tangs for a reef aquarium, because of their beauty and they are very easy to care for. But it is important to make sure that you have a large enough tank to house them, they require a lot of swimming room, they love to swim around the tank, they are not a fish that just stays in one place. Its best to have them in a tank that is at the very minimum 60 gallon for a juvenile and at the minimum 125 gallon or larger for an adult, this will give them plenty of growing and swimming room.
Its important to keep a Purple Tangs Diet and environment well maintained. If not well maintained they can develop LLD or Lateral Line Disease and color loss. Tangs do not produce as much skin mucus as other marine fish, and are more susceptible to diseases such as marine velvet or marine ich. It is always best to quarantine tangs with a dip or copper dip to ensure that any marine ich or velvet is cure before introducing them into your system.
Purple Tangs are herbivores, but they do enjoy Mysis, brine and pellets as well as their seaweed, such as nori. They also enjoy grazing on microalgae so they do well in a tank with some algae growth. It is best to feed them 3 times a day instead of 1 large amount once a day. This may seem like a lot to feed a fish, but because they are "grazers" they seem to stay hungry more than other fish, or ours does anyway. He is quite the little piggy, always first in line for a bite. They are know to be continuous grazers and benefit from eating multiple times a day to maintain their diet.
The Purple Tang can reach 10 inches in size. This Show Fish is one of the most popular tangs for a reef aquarium, because of their beauty and they are very easy to care for. But it is important to make sure that you have a large enough tank to house them, they require a lot of swimming room, they love to swim around the tank, they are not a fish that just stays in one place. Its best to have them in a tank that is at the very minimum 60 gallon for a juvenile and at the minimum 125 gallon or larger for an adult, this will give them plenty of growing and swimming room.
Its important to keep a Purple Tangs Diet and environment well maintained. If not well maintained they can develop LLD or Lateral Line Disease and color loss. Tangs do not produce as much skin mucus as other marine fish, and are more susceptible to diseases such as marine velvet or marine ich. It is always best to quarantine tangs with a dip or copper dip to ensure that any marine ich or velvet is cure before introducing them into your system.
Purple Tangs are herbivores, but they do enjoy Mysis, brine and pellets as well as their seaweed, such as nori. They also enjoy grazing on microalgae so they do well in a tank with some algae growth. It is best to feed them 3 times a day instead of 1 large amount once a day. This may seem like a lot to feed a fish, but because they are "grazers" they seem to stay hungry more than other fish, or ours does anyway. He is quite the little piggy, always first in line for a bite. They are know to be continuous grazers and benefit from eating multiple times a day to maintain their diet.
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