Acanthurus dussumieri

Eyestripe Surgeonfish

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The Eyestripe Tang is large fish from the Indo Pacific region and is generally peaceful but can be territorial towards other Tangs and fish of the same shape if you want to house more than one you need a very spacious tank to allow for territories. It can be be mistaken for Acanthurus blochii but it has a distinctive orange stripes across its eyes, an orange/tan body, and faint wavy blue lines covering from head to tail.

Min. Tank Size 600 litres

Size 45-54 cm

Sg 1.020 - 1.025

pH 8.1 - 8.5

Temp. 23 -28 °C

Water Hardness 8-10 °d

Stocking Ratio 1:1 M:F

Diet Herbivore They mainly graze on algae and spirulina, canbe offered lettuce, dried seaweed and zucchini. When buying these fish be aware that stock can easily starve, do not buy fish with sunken bellies.