Zebrasoma desjardinii

RedSea Sailfin Tang — Photo: By H. Zell - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14900718

Red Sea Sailfin Tang

http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Zebrasoma-desjardinii.html

This fish  is from the Indian Ocean region.

Reef compatible.  can be aggressive to other Tangs and prone to Ich when newly acclimated..

Looks very similar to Z. veliferum

Min. Tank Size 600 litres.

Size 40 cm

Sg 1.020 - 1.025

pH 8.1 - 8.5

Temp. 23 -28 °C

Water Hardness 8-10 °d

Diet Herbivore  Tangs will eat meaty foods but it is important that they are offered plenty of marine based seaweed (Nori), algae and frozen marine preparations.

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