Clown Tang
It should be housed in a tank nbsp.
Clown tang. This fish is found naturally in fiji the maldives and new caledonia. The clown tang or lined tang acanthurus lineatus comes in various color morphs depending on location. Clown tangs are an extremely active and beautiful species listed among the larger members of the acanthuridae family named for the presence of extremely sharp and often venomous spines flanking the base of their caudal fin on each side that inhabit tropical reefs throughout the indo pacific.
It also has large peduncle spines. The clown tang less commonly referred to as the. Overall clown tangs are very active swimmers and can become quite an aggressive fish in the confines of an aquarium.
The clown tang is known to be a territorial species and as it grows it shows its aggressive behavior and suggested to be kept singly in the tank. The clown tang has alternating cyan blue and yellow horizontal stripes with a white belly. This beautiful fish is from sri lanka and has much more blue and what looks like even green and orange in their coloring which is different from the yellow and blue marshall island variant.
The clown tang acanthurus lineatus is one of the most striking members of the tangs surgeons family acanthuridae being one of the most aggressive and can be challenging to keep and care for it is also known in the trade as the lined surgeon and pyjama tang. Nbsp with plenty of open swimming space as well as a large. With its striking color form consisting of varied shades it makes a captivating addition to any tank.
The clown tang is also known as the clown surgeonfish lined surgeonfish or blue banded surgeonfish has horizontal blue striping on a bright yellow or orange background. Sooner or later as a reef tank hobbyist you re going to want one of these beauties.
