Purple Tang

Name: Purple Tang
Scientific Name: Zebrasoma xanthurum
Maximum Length: 10 inches (25 cm)
Favorite Things: Plenty of live rock to graze on, strong water flow, and a spacious reef environment with lots of swimming room; loves marine algae sheets and a varied herbivorous diet
Best Buddies: Generally compatible with other peaceful reef fish and tangs of different body shapes; may become territorial with other surgeonfish or fish of similar shape and color, so best housed with non-aggressive species in a large aquarium