Scopas tang
Zebrasoma scopas
FishSaltwater
- Care level
- Moderate
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Reef safe
- Yes
- Recommended tank
- 350 L
- Maximum size
- 20 cm
- Temperature
- 24–27 °C
- pH
- 8–8.4
- Diet
- Herbivore
Care at a glance
The scopas tang is brown with fine pale speckling that becomes denser towards the rear, and has the tall fins typical of its genus. It is the plainer-coloured cousin of the yellow tang, but virtually identical in behaviour and care.
It grazes algae off rock all day and therefore needs plenty of grown-in stone and daily vegetable supplements. Do not combine it with other tangs of the same shape; it will chase them off, even when there seems to be room enough.
Good to know
Best not combined with
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