Chocolate (Yel. Mimic) Tang

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Acanthurus pyroferus

Chocolate Tangs (also known as Mimic Lemon Peel Tang Surgeonfish, Orange-gilled Surgeonfish, Yellow Mimic Tang, and the Pacific Mimic Tang) are ferocious algae grazers and a great addition to a properly sized reef tank. The body of the tang is while a juvenile is yellow with blue around the eyes and gills. As they mature, the body darkens to tan and forms red and orange coloration around the eyes and pectoral fins.

Use caution when housing with other Tangs or Surgeonfish. Similar shaped Tangs can be very aggressive towards each other. Although Tangs will eat meaty foods along with the other fish in the aquarium, it is important that they are offered plenty of marine based seaweed and algae.

It is well known that tangs have a penchant for Marine Ich and other diseases due to their lack of slime coating. We highly encourage quarantining all fish, but especially Surgeon Fish. We do our best to quarantine all fish at Reef Chasers but there can be absolutely no guarantees.

Tang's can typically get along if they are not the same species and/or ample living space is provided given they are introduced at the appropriate size & time.