Mauritius Fish: Zebra Barred Tang

[Nutramar Foods]

The Zebra Barred Tang (Acanthurus polyzona) is likely the rarest surgeonfish to grace a fish tank, certainly ranking in rarity with the famous Gemmatum Tang. This surgeon is native to the Western Indian Ocean near Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Mauritius and the Reunion Islands; a distribution nearly identical to the Gem Tang. There is little-known data on the habitat of this beautiful tang, but it is believed that they are collected in rocky mangroves and near tidal pools. They occur on reef flats and coral reefs around 15 meters deep. At Quality Marine, we are feeding them a mixture of Gamma Frozen Foods, Nutramar Complete Pellets and Nutramar Nori. Click to learn more

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Beautiful fish!!

 

[Derrick0580]

Why are these not just considered a variant of the convict tang?

 

[Nutramar Foods]

Why are these not just considered a variant of the convict tang?

Great Question! Although the Convict Tang and the Zebra Tang have similar appearances they are different species. Convict tangs are very common and are found all over the world, while the Zebra Tang is only found in the Western Indian Ocean near Madagascar. This differs from some of the koi and "designer" zebrasoma tangs (such as yellow scopas tangs, blue-face koi tangs, etc.) that have a variation in color due to genetic mutation or other factors, but are the same species.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I would love to add one to my tang gang but $2000 average?
Id even settle for a larger eating convict tang

 

[Borat]

Is that THE HOLY GRAIL Tang?

 

[BillFish Coral Lover]

Is that THE HOLY GRAIL Tang?

Your name a Borat? My name a Borat, too! Niiice!