Zebrasome flavescens
Maintenance Difficulty:
This fish is easy to keep.
Maintenance:
It is important that you feed tangs a good variety of live, frozen, and prepared formula foods with emphasis in vegetable and spirulina. Best to feed small amounts several times a day.
Habitat: Natural Geographic Location
Found in the pacific plate, north of the equator from Japan to Hawaii. Found at depths of 3 to 46 meters.
Foods:
Mainly found grazing on algae.
Social Behaviors:
Can get territorial espically f another tang is added to a tank with an already established tang. In nature they occour singly or in pairs in lagoons and along outer reefs in dense coral growths.
Sexual Differences:
Unknown
Light: Recommended Light Levels:
Found in areas with sunlight.
Breeding/Reproduction:
It has not been accomplished yet but if you can I would love to see!
Temperature:
No special requirements. Normal temp for marine fish is 75 to 79 degrees.
Length/Diameter of fish:
Adults can grow to 7 inches at when a full sized adult.
Minimum Tank Size:
A minimum 50 gallon for an adult.
Water Movement:
No special requirements.
Water Region: Top,Middle,Lower
Swims all over the aquarium.
Availability:
This fish is generally available and is inexpensive.
