Powder blue tang

Care at a glance

The powder blue tang from the Indian Ocean is pale blue with a black face, white throat and a yellow dorsal fin: one of the most beautiful reef fish there is. It is also one of the trickiest, because it is notably prone to white spot and other skin parasites.

It asks for a large, mature tank with strong flow, plenty of grown-in rock and daily vegetable food. Never add it to a freshly started system, quarantine new arrivals and keep exactly one, as it tolerates no other blue tangs alongside it.

Good to know

• Territorial
• Needs a mature, stable tank

Best not combined with

• Blue tangParacanthurus hepatus
• Powder brown tangAcanthurus japonicus
• Achilles tangAcanthurus achilles

Related species

• Powder brown tangAcanthurus japonicus
• Sailfin tangZebrasoma veliferum
• Purple tangZebrasoma xanthurum
• Sohal tangAcanthurus sohal
• Foxface rabbitfishSiganus vulpinus
• Kole tangCtenochaetus strigosus