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Names

Common Name: Convict Tang
Other Names: Convict Surgeonfish, Barred Surgeonfish
Scientific Name: Acanthurus triostegus

Convict Tang - They are a very beautiful fish with a white to silver body with six vertical black bars. It does well with other convict tangs as long as they are all introduced at the same time. This tang is one of the more hardier tangs in the trade. Needs plenty of swimming room and hiding places. Grazes on greens most of the time. Does great in a reef environment.

Minimum Tank Size: 50

Level of Care: Easy-Moderate

Diet: Herbivore, feed a diet of herbivore prepared frozen and flake foods, marine algae, dried algae sheets, fresh vegetable matter, and dried seaweed.

Natural Origin: Western Pacific

Sizes-Approximate: Tiny 1 inch or less

Individuals will vary and may not look identical to the images

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