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Brown Diatom Algae Control
March 30, 2010 – 5:48 am | No Comment

What are Brown distom algae? Why do they grow in our aquarium and how to get rid of them. In this post you will find valuable information about this algae and how to control them.

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Palette surgeonfish – Paracanthurus hepatus
March 24, 2009 – 4:49 am | No Comment
Palette surgeonfish – Paracanthurus hepatus

Species name: Paracanthurus hepatus
Common names: Palette surgeonfish, blue tang, regal tang, flagtail surgeonfish, yellow-tail blue tang, hippo tang, Pacific blue tang, hepatus tang
Family: Acanthuridae
Subfamily: Acanthurinae
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

Sohal surgeonfish – Acanthurus sohal
March 23, 2009 – 10:14 pm | No Comment
Sohal surgeonfish – Acanthurus sohal

Species name: Acanthurus sohal
Common names: Sohal surgeonfish or tang, Red Sea Clown Tang
Family: Acanthuridae
Subfamily: Acanthurinae
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 15.7 in. (usually 10 inches in aquarium)
Minimum tank size: 180 gallons

Orangespot surgeonfish – Acanthurus olivaceus
March 23, 2009 – 10:09 pm | No Comment
Orangespot surgeonfish – Acanthurus olivaceus

Species name: Acanthurus olivaceus
Common names: Orangespot tang, Orangeshoulder Surgeonfish, range-epaulette Surgeonfish,
Family: Acanthuridae
Subfamily: Acanthurinae
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 13.8 in.

Clown tang – Acanthurus lineatus
March 23, 2009 – 10:03 pm | 2 Comments
Clown tang – Acanthurus lineatus

Species name: Acanthurus lineatus
Common names: Lined surgeonfish, Clown tang, Blue-banded Surgeonfish
Family: Acanthuridae
Subfamily: Acanthurinae
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 15 in.

Vlamingii Tang – Naso vlamingii
March 23, 2009 – 9:56 pm | No Comment
Vlamingii Tang – Naso vlamingii

Species name: Naso vlamingii
Common names: Vlamingii Tang, Vlaming’s Unicornfish, Bignose Unicornfish
Family: Acanthuridae
Subfamily: Nasinae
Order: Perciformes
Class: Actinopterygii
Maximum length: 24 in.