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October 24: Arrival of New Fresh Water Fish.

October 24: Arrival of New Marine Water Fish.

 

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Stripe Surgeon

Stripe Surgeon

Scientific Name: Acanthurus lineatus

Price: Upon Request

Origin: Fiji, Maldives, Vanuatu

Family: Acanthuridae

NOT AVAILABLE NOW

Other Names: Clown Tang , Clown Surgeonfish, Lined Surgeonfish, Blue-banded Surgeonfish, Blue-lined surgeonfish

 

 

Technical Info

Temperature: 22 - 26 ℃

pH: 8.1 - 8.4

GH: 8 - 12

SG: 1.020 - 1.025

Max size: 38 cm

Min Tank size: 450 Ltr

Position in Aqua: Top swimmer

 

Description

The Stripe Surgeon has horizontal blue striping on a bright yellow to orange background. It also has large peduncle spines.

 

Food

Feed a diet rich in vegetable matter including frozen herbivore foods, dried seaweed, or live macro algae. Freeze dried algae sheets should be offered daily.

 

Breeding

Has not been bred in captivity. They form spawning aggregations and pair off to spawn. They are egg scatterers.

 

Compatible with

It's not recommended to house them with other Stripe Surgeons, but they can coexist relatively peacefully with heterospecifics; other tank mates often include angelfish and other tang species as well as other aggressive or community oriented fish. Not many species will bother them due to their mature size and the presence of their caudal spines.

 

Note

It is aggressive towards other Tangs, Surgeonfish, and fish with similar body shapes or feeding patterns.