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Reef Fish Guide designation and why
Take it home
Collected using non-destructive techniques, Scopas tangs are a very hardy and sustainable choice. They acclimatize easily to any large reef system and readily accept prepared foods. For the informed aquarist, the Scopas tang offers hardiness, adaptability, a peaceful nature and beauty giving this fish a great chance for survival.
Distribution
Found in shallow reefs across the Indo Pacific, Western Pacific, and Oceania from East Africa and the Red Sea eastward to the Hawaiian Islands
Maximum Size
7.8 inches (20 cm)
Care Requirements
The minimum tank size is 40 gallons. Scopas tangs are generally not a demanding fish in captivity if given a sufficient tank size, algae for grazing and décor such as artificial coral skeletons for privacy and security. Although herbivorous, a Scopas Tang will do best with both meaty and vegetable materials, frozen and prepared.
Food: In the wild the Scopas tang browses on filamentous microalgae and small fleshy macroalgae. In a tank, this fish consumes a varied diet but most of it is vegetable matter. Feed it dried and frozen herbivore foods that contain marine algae and the blue-green alga spirulina three times a day. Its regular food can also be supplemented with pieces of zucchini, broccoli, leaf lettuce, and dried seaweed (nori).
Compatibility: For the genus Zebrasoma, it’s best to keep one individual of one species to a system. While very compatible and non-predatory with docile tank mates, Scopas tangs are very territorial and potentially aggressive, particularly with other tangs. It is suggested that you only keep one unless you have a very large tank.
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