Pacific Sailfin

Zebrasoma veliferum

Other Names: Sailfin Tang

Origin: Indo-Pacific

Max Size: 15-18"

Reccomended Tank Size: Atleast 6ft of swimming length.

Temperature range: 76-86F

Description:
The Pacific Sailfin Tang most notably has a extra large dorsal and anal fins which can almost make it as tall as it is long when full extended. The tang will use these fins as a way to scare away predators or other competition. The Pacific Sailfin has several yellow/white lines across it's brown body. It's face and brown body often has a maze like pattern giving a textured look to the skin. The tail fin is bright yellow with a small barb at the beginning.

Diet:
Nori (dried seaweed used for sushi wrap) can be fed to the tang to provide a nice algae diet. It's diet can be supplemented with frozen foods such as brine shrimp, mysis shrimp or flakes or pellets. They are not usually considered picky eaters and will often clean your rocks of any hair algae or bryopsis.

Temperament:
Sailfin tangs can be highly aggressive. When mixing with other tangs size is absolutely vital to ensure compatibility. The Pacific Sailfin will readily pick on any fish smaller than itself that it sees as a threat to it's territory or food source. Exercise caution when adding to a Sailfin tang to your tank. Keep in mind that the fish added to your tank first are often the most aggressive, so you may want to add this fish last depending on your stocking plans. The sailfin tang has a sharp spike at the beginning of it's tail fin which it can use to cut into fish (or your hand) which you should be aware before handling this fish.

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