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Orange-shoulder Tang
Acanthurus olivaceus
The False Yellow Tang (14 inches / 35 cm). Juveniles are solid yellow, tricking beginners. Adults morph into a massive olive-grey and black beast with a glowing orange shoulder strap.
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Origin
- Oceano Pacifico
- Tank use
- Used in 0 tanks
Temperature
24 °C - 27 °C
pH
8.1 - 8.4
Water type
Freshwater
Tank level
All levels
Adult size
35 cm
Care and observations
The 6-Foot Tank Minimum: They are sold at 2 inches looking like a cute Yellow Tang. They quickly explode into a 14-inch torpedo. If you cram them in a 4-foot tank, they will literally lose their mind from claustrophobia, pace the glass endlessly, and use the razor-sharp scalpel on their tail to slash and kill tankmates.
Fish profile
- Tank level
- All levels
- Adult size
- 35 cm
- GH
- 15 dGH - 25 dGH
- KH
- n/a
- TDS
- n/a
- Conductivity
- n/a
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