General information The Bursa Triggerfish has a face that is half white and half yellow; it also has a pencil-thin mustache and a colorful mask across the eyes. Another distinguishing feature is a large black circular area on the abdomen. It needs a large aquarium with rocks and caves. It will rearrange the landscaping and…
General information The Niger Trigger or Redtooth Trigger is a striking fish for the home aquarium. The exact color of the Niger Triggerfish varies in this species of fish, and can also change from day to day between purple, blue and blue/green with a striking, lighter blue highlight on the fins and long tail lobes….
General information The Yellow Belly Regal Blue Tang is a gorgeous color variety of the popular Blue Tang. Though it shares the attractive coloration of the Blue Tang, the Yellow Belly Regal Blue Tang boasts a richer, deep-blue coloration and a brilliant yellow coloration that covers a greater portion of the body. The yellow coloration,…
General information When planning your aquarium, keep in mind that in the wild, Thompson's Surgeonfish are found schooling in steep outer reef slopes and drop-offs over coral and sand. They prefer feeding on large gelatinous zooplankton, fish eggs, and crustaceans. Provide plenty of water movement and aeration to best replicate their natural habitat.
General information One of the most vibrantly-colored of its genus when young sporting a vibrant yellow body, these fishes are aptly named truncatus in reference to their short tail fin which lacks the normal pointed tips that are prevalent in all other species of the genus Ctheochaetus. The Squaretail Bristletooth Tang boasts a brown to…
General information "The Vlamingii Tang has a brown to purple body color when an adult. In the juvenile, The color graduates from lighter, dorsal, to darker, ventrally. It has vertical markings on the body and blue highlights. The dorsal fin, anal fin, tail, and face are all sparingly detailed in a brilliant bright blue. A…
General information The Mimic Lemon Peel Tang has an oval, yellow body while a juvenile. It has blue highlights around the eyes and gill covers, mimicking the Lemonpeel Angelfish (Centropyge flavissimus). (Many of the Acanthurus sp. mimic angelfish.) When mature, the body color darkens towards tan with red highlights forming around the eyes and pectoral…