Powder blue tang
Acanthurus leucosternon · Acanthuridae
Powder blue surgeonfish ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ
ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
An Indian Ocean showpiece, stunning but ich-prone and demanding on space and water quality.
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
- 570 L (151 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 24–27 °C (75–81 °F)
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 23 cm (9.1 in)
- ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
- 1+
ꯔꯤꯐ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯔꯤꯟ ꯂꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯁ꯭ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯐꯤꯛ ꯒ꯭ꯔꯦꯕꯤꯇꯤ
- 1.023–1.026
- ꯔꯤꯐ ꯁꯦꯐꯇꯤ
- Reef ꯗ ꯑꯀꯥꯌꯕ ꯂꯩꯇꯕ
- ꯀꯣꯔꯜꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
- Reef safe.
- ꯏꯟꯕꯔꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒ ꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ
- Reef safe.
- ꯃꯤꯛꯁ꯭ꯗ ꯔꯤꯐꯇ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
- 570 L (151 US gal)
- ꯉꯥ-ꯈꯛꯇꯒꯤ (FOWLR) ꯗ ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ
- 500 L (132 US gal)
- ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
- Highly aggressive to other tangs; quarantine before adding.
- ꯆꯥꯛ ꯄꯤꯕ
- Continuous grazing plus two feeds daily.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
- 570 L (151 US gal)
- ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
- 24–27 °C (75–81 °F)
- pH
- 8.1–8.4
- ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
- 8–12 dGH
- ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
- ꯆꯍꯤ 10–20
- ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
- Herbivore — nori, algae pellets, occasional mysis.
- ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ
- ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
- Indian Ocean, Andaman and Sri Lankan reefs
- ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
- ꯊꯨꯝ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
- ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
- Surge-swept outer reef
- ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
- Very high flow and oxygen; zero tolerance for poor quality.
ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ
- ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
- ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
- ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
- ꯉꯥ 1
- ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
- ꯊꯥꛛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ
- ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
- Large peaceful wrassesClownfishFoxface
- ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
- Other surgeonfishAnything shy
ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
- ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯥꯛ
- ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
- Not visually sexable.
- ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
- Not bred in captivity.
- ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
- Marine ichMarine velvetHLLE
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?
ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Powder blue tang ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫
ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ
