Zebra Tang

The Zebra Tang is a beautiful tang with thick black barring and tribal tattoos on its face. They stay smaller than many other tangs, even other Acanthurus tangs at a max observed size of 5 inches. This is definitely a grazing fish and will continue do well with regular algae in their diet. This surgeon is native to the Western Indian Ocean near Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Mauritius and the Reunion Islands. There is very little known data on this beautiful tang, but it is believed that they are collected in rocky mangroves and near tidal pools. They occur on reef flats and coral reefs around 15 meters deep.