Whitecheek Tang

Latin Name: Acanthurus nigricauda

Common Name: Epanlette tang, whitecheek tang, teardrop tang

Habitat: Indo-Pacific, From east Africa to Japan and through all of Micronesia to Tuamotu.

Sex: none however large males develop a frontal hump

Size: 30cm

Temperature: 22° - 27°C (72° - 81°F)

Water Chemistry: pH: 7.8 to 8.5, hard - very hard.

Food: Adapts well to all live food, prefers plankton substitutes. can be adapted to flake food, also nori and other algae foods.

Difficulty: 2 1/2 Stars (easy/moderate)

Notes: Not a widely sort after fish due to its size. can be keeped in schools mixes well with other tank makes including other tangs. A. nigricauda can quilkly change colours from dark gray to light gray to indicate moods.

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