Convict Tang

Acanthurus triostegus

The Striped Starving Prisoner (10 inches / 25 cm). The most demanding grazer of all surgeonfish. If there isn't algae available every second of the day, they will collapse.

Family: Acanthuridae
Origin: Indo-Pacifico
Tank use: Used in 0 tanks

Temperature

24 °C - 28 °C

8.1 - 8.4

Water type

Freshwater

Tank level

All levels

Adult size

27 cm

Care and observations

Rapid Starvation Syndrome: They have practically no fat reserves. If you feed them flakes twice a day, their stomach will pinch inward immediately. They require a constant, 24/7 supply of Nori seaweed clipped to the glass, or they will starve, contract marine ich, and die within days.

Fish profile

Tank level: All levels
Adult size: 27 cm
GH: 15 dGH - 25 dGH
KH: n/a
TDS: n/a
Conductivity: n/a

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