NoN Sensitive Tangs

John Deroe Kenedy · September 13, 2012

I hope people can list down all the types of tangs that are not so sensitive to ich.

Sensitive:

Blue Tangs

PBT

Non Sensitive:

Mimic Tang

List down please...

klim · September 13, 2012

Common name Image Taxonomy Reef safe Care Level Description Max size Achilles tang Acanthurus achilles Yes Difficult Passive aggressive. This fish is native to the waters of Hawaii and the South Pacific and therefore requires substantial turbulent flow and circulation to be kept in an aquarium. This fish should only be kept in a six foot or large aquarium as it requires a large amount of swim room. Very prone to Cryptocaryon irritans 28 cm (11.0 in) Atlantic blue tang

Acanthurus coeruleus Yes Moderate Less aggressive than Achilles or Powder Blue 16 in Blue eyed tang Ctenochaetus binotatus Yes Easy Blue lined surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigroris Yes Easy Bristletooth tang Ctenochaetus striatus Yes Easy to moderate Chevron tang

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis Yes Easy to moderate Bright orange when young and dark olive green when transitioned fully to juvenile. Clown tang

Acanthurus lineatus Yes Difficult One of the most aggressive tangs 15 inches Convict tang

Acanthurus triostegus Yes Easy Desjardini tang

Zebrasoma desjardinii Yes Moderate Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus Yes Easy Dussumieri tang

Acanthurus dussumieri Yes Difficult 53 cm (20.9 in)^[90] Eibli mimic tang Acanthurus tristis Yes Moderate Gold rim tang

Acanthurus nigricans Yes Difficult Regal / Hippo tang

Paracanthurus hepatus Yes Moderate Very prone to Cryptocaryon irritans. More tolerant of other tangs than most other species. Kole tang

Ctenochaetus strigosus Yes Easy to moderate Lavender tang

Acanthurus nigrofuscus Yes Moderate Lopezi tang Naso lopezi Yes Easy Mimic tang, Chocolate tang

Acanthurus pyroferus Yes Easy to moderate Naso tang, blonde naso tang

Naso lituratus Yes Easy to moderate Orange shoulder tang

Acanthurus olivaceus Yes Moderate Powder blue tang

Acanthurus leucosternon Yes Difficult Very prone to Cryptocaryon irritans. Powder brown tang

Acanthurus japonicus Yes Moderate Purple tang

Zebrasoma xanthurus Yes Easy to moderate Sailfin tang

Zebrasoma veliferum Yes Easy to moderate Scopas tang

Zebrasoma scopas Yes Easy to moderate Similar to the yellow tang in shape and feeding.^[91] Sohal tang

Acanthurus sohal Yes Difficult One of the larger more aggressive tangs 40 cm (15.7 in) Tennent tang

Acanthurus tennenti Yes Easy Tomini tang

Ctenocheatus tominiensis Yes Easy Unicorn tang

Naso unicornis Yes Moderate Vlamingi tang Naso vlamingii Yes Easy White freckled surgeon Acanthurus maculiceps Yes Easy Yellow tang

Zebrasoma flavescens Yes Easy to moderate The yellow tangs require ample swimming room and plenty of algae to graze on. A single tang will not tolerate another of its kind unless there is ample space for each tang to have their own territory. They requires high oxygen levels. Can be kept in shoals when a tank of at least 5 ft is provided. Yellowfin surgeon

Acanthurus xanthopterus Yes Moderate