Fish of the Day: Red Sea Sailfin Tang

[revhtree]

Indian Ocean Sailfin Tang, Red Sea Sailfin Tang / Zebrasoma desjardinii

Scientific Name - Zebrasoma desjardinii

Common Name - Indian Ocean Sailfin Tang (Red Sea Sailfin Tang)

Size - 15.7" ( 40 cm)

Min. Aquarium Size - 135 US Gal. ( 511 L)

Foods and Feeding - Varied diet of fresh, frozen, flake fare for marine herbivores, Spirulina, zucchini, broccoli, leaf lettuce, dried seaweed. Feed min. 3 times a day.

Reef Compatibility - Generally safe and desirable if underfed may nip at large polyped stony corals.

Captive Care - Lest aggressive of the family but may show aggression to con specifics, a good fish to control filamentous algae and in some cases individuals will even eat bubble algae. Keep only one per tank unless a very large system is provided.

 

[mike007]

They are awesome looking fish and very hardy.

 

[stylaster]

here is mine

 

[revhtree]

Have any of you found them to be aggressive?

 

[stylaster]

nope mine gets bullied by a yellow tang half his size lol

 

[skinz78]

I loved mine, such a cool fish. Very docile, only problem was he got too lazy near a MP40 and the undertow was too much and he got sucked in. I'd get another but I have a Yellow tang now and I'm afraid they'd fight.

 

[revsgirl]

Love this fish!

 

[Trae]

My Sailfin was great until i added a Naso Tang. He's a bully now.

 

[boehm742]

Mine became extremely aggresive to my smaller Naso and Yellow Eye Kole Tang. Awesome fish aside from this when i had him!

 

[Trae]

I think mine is getting worse by the day. Now he's turned on everyone. He was much better be we added another Tang.