Sailfin Tang

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Zebrasoma Veliferum

Sailfin Tangs (also known as Surgeon Fish, White-Faced Surgeon) are ferocious algae grazers and a great addition to a properly sized reef tank. The body of the tang is brown with a white mark on the cheek between the mouth and eyes. The dorsal fin has an orange stripe. Only keep one Sailfin Tang per tank. 

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.