Yellow Belly Blue Tang - Paracanthurus hepatus

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Yellow Belly Blue Tang

Scientific Name

Paracanthurus hepatus

Reef Compatible

Yes

Care Level

Intermediate

Disposition

Peaceful

Min. Tank Size

75 gallons

Mature Size

12 inches

Diet

Omnivore

Range

Indian Ocean

Size Class

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Other Common Names

Palette Surgeonfish, Hepatus Tang, Blue Surgeonfish, Regal Tang, African Blue Tang

Description

The Yellow Belly Blue Tang is just a color variant of the Pacific Blue Tang. The only difference is that it has a yellow belly and is collected from the Indian Ocean. The Yellow Belly Blue Tang is often purchased because of it's vivid coloration but is defeniately not a fish for beginners. As juveniles it prefers to swim in schools and hide among coral branches for safety but will begin to quarrel among themselves when they grow to about 4". Juveniles manage to adjust best to captivity.

Diet

Many people purchase this fish based on an assumption that like the rest of it's Tang cousins, it will consume problem algae in the aquarium. Sometimes as an adult it will consume algae as a supplement to it's regular diet, but it's staple diet consists of plankton and meaty foods. Feed frozen mysis shrimp, finely chopped raw shrimp, flake, pellet and frozen preparations. They will also enjoy eating frozen preparations for herbivores.

Item #

Description

Price

Quantity

Stock Status

002626

Yellow Belly Blue Tang, Tiny: up to 1", Indian Ocean

$119.99

002628

Yellow Belly Blue Tang, Small: over 1-1.5", Indian Ocean

$149.99

002630

Yellow Belly Blue Tang, Medium: over 1.5-3.5", Indian Ocean

$179.99

002632

Yellow Belly Blue Tang, Large: over 3.5-5.5", Indian Ocean

$249.99

002634

Yellow Belly Blue Tang, X-Large: over 5.5-6.5", Indian Ocean

$299.99

*	Due to availability and individuality of each species, colors and sizes may vary.

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