Tang & Surgeonfish

Tang – Blue

Paracanthurus hepatus
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The Blue Tang boasts a brilliant blue body with bold black markings.

Description

Wholesale Blue Tangs

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Colour and Varieties

The Blue Tang boasts a brilliant blue body with bold black markings. These markings are said to resemble the unique shape of a painter’s palette, which is where the name the Palette Surgeonfish originates. In the central Indian Ocean there is a colour variant that displays a yellow belly.

Natural Range

Indo-Pacific region.

Feeding

Blue tangs will readily eat most meaty and dry foods offered to them, but it is important that they are also provided plenty of marine based seaweed such as nori. The nori can be tied to pieces of PVC pipe, to a rock or special vegetable clips and it is best to feed at least three times per week. This approach will help the Blue Tang’s immune system leading to overall good health.

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