Red Sea Sailfin Tang
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Scientific Name: Zebrasoma desjardini Price: Upon Request Origin: Maldives, Red Sea, Sri Lanka Family: Acanthuridae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Desjardini Sailfin Tang, Indian Ocean Sailfin Tang, Desjardin's Sailfin Tang |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 22 - 26 ℃
pH: 8.1 - 8.4
GH: 8 - 12
SG: 1.020 - 1.025
Max size: 40 cm
Min Tank size: 680 Ltr
Position in Aqua: Top swimmer
Description
The Red Sea Sailfin Tang is dark to very light gray in color with light freckles on the nose and yellow freckles on the abdomen. The body has several, varying sized vertical yellow stripes with intricate markings between the stripes at the face. It has a blue tail with white freckles. Its appearance can practically double in size at will by raising or lowering its sizable dorsal and anal fins.
Food
Primarily an herbivore and feeds on marine algae in the wild. Try to give them a variety of marine foods but predominantly marine algae. Having plenty of live rock for them to graze on goes will definitely help. They should accept vitamin enriched flake foods, frozen and definitely live foods.
Breeding
Very difficult to breed in captivity. Sexing Sailfin tangs based on outer appearance is hard. The male fish does however tend to grow bigger than the female.
Compatible with
It is aggressive towards its own species and conspecifics at times, but peaceful towards other fish, so keep only one except in a very large tank.
Note
The Small Juvenile form of the Red Sea Sailfin Tang may not have spots on the fins or body and are very similar in appearance to a Sailfin Tang. However with age, the spots will develop as well as the bold striping on their fins and body.