Achilles TangFamily: Acanthuridae Acanthurus achillesPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy Greg RothschildLatest Reader Comment - See More I've an Achilles Tang I've had for about a month -- was doing fine but starting getting white spots about two weeks ago (thought it was... (more) Don The Achilles Tang is a unique and gorgeous tang! It does well in a tanks with a plenty of water movement with an adequate diet and good water quality.Unlike other tangs, the place in the ocean where the the Achilles Tang is found has lots of water turbulence. This tang thrives in this type of environment rather than a placid aquarium. For more Information on keeping this fish see: |
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Habitat: Natural geographic location: Achilles Tang are found throughout the Pacific ocean.
Maintenance difficulty: The Achilles Tang is moderately difficult to keep. They seem to be more delicate than the yellow or blue tangs.
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.
Foods: Mainly found grazing on algae. Will accept brine shrimp, mysis, plankton, and krill.
Social Behaviors: Usually found singly, they form territories in shallow water areas of the reef. In the aquarium the can get territorial especially if another tang is added to a tank with an already established tang.
Light: Recommended light levels: Found in areas with sunlight.
Breeding/Reproduction: Probably will not be accomplished in captivity. See the description in the Breeding Marine Fish page.
Temperature: No special requirements. Normal temperatures for marine fish is between 75 and 79 degrees.
Length/Diameter of fish: Achilles Tang adults can grow to 25 cm (10 inches).
Minimum Tank Length/Size: A minimum 75 gallon aquarium is recommended. Be prepared, this guy gets quite large!
Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong Thrives in good water movement 
Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom Swims all over the aquarium.
Availability: This fish is generally readily available and is fairly expensive.
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