Powder Blue Tang
The powder blue tang like most fish in the family acanthuridae is herbivorous eating mostly benthic algae.
Powder blue tang. The species gained international fame in the animated children s film by pixar finding nemo where one of the central characters dory was a powder blue surgeonfish. Unlike many reef dwelling species this fish has a large territory in the wild from a few dozen up to several hundreds of square meters and adjusting to a life in an aquarium can be hard for it even if the aquarium is comparatively big. You must be logged in to post a review.
Flame hawkfish 59 99 99 99. Ya ll keep up with the videos and i will keep posting. The powder blue tang also known as the powder blue surgeonfish has an oval body shape with extremely colorful bold markings.
When it comes to keeping a powder blue tang they can be just as frustrating as many other members of the acanthurus. We would recommend this fish only to advanced saltwater hobbyists with a large tank that is well established and stocked with plenty of live rock high aeration and high water flows. Be the first to review powder blue tang cancel reply.
Acanthurus leucosternon has a diurnal activity. The powder blue tang acanthurus leucosternon also known as the powder blue surgeonfish has a disk shaped body featuring a bright light blue body with a yellow dorsal fin and caudal peduncle and a darker face outlined in white. Care tank size food and white spot disease.
The powder blue tang pbt is a true beauty. This is a very beautiful blue tang some say it is prettier than dory the regal tang. Coral beauty 34 99 69 99.
Making it a real eye catcher in your aquarium. In cases where food is plentiful it may feed in shoals but in cases of scarcity it may compete individually for food. Chromis 6 99 15 99.
Be prepared to spend some serious jack on this fish though. It is solitary territorial and aggressive with other surgeonfish. Powder blue tang is a very difficult fish to keep in the aquarium and we strongly urge you to research this fish fully before acquiring one.
T he powder blue surgeonfish acanthurus leucosternon is also known as the powder blue tang. Powder blue s usually run anywhere from 60 to over 100 depending on the size of the fish. Cerith snail 10 99 49 99.
From the yellow dorsal fin to its dark colored face and powder blue body this fish is something to behold.