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Old 10-09-2009, 08:11 PM
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Is the whole family of Acanthurus tangs known as algae grazers?
Ie Powder Brown, PBT, Achilles, Sohaii & Nigricans (White Cheek)?
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Old 10-09-2009, 09:50 PM
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Powder browns make about the best choice(out of that family), considering your tank....achilles and sohals need very large aquariums and have the reputation for becoming aggressive as they mature.....powder blues seem more prone to ick than powder browns....and stay away from A. Nigricans altogether as they have a very poor survival rate......as mentioned before, though not the flashiest tangs, the bristletooth family of tangs( Kole convict tominni) are great workers, dont get big and dont have the tank size requirements as most of the other tangs.
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Old 10-09-2009, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Tyler Werbowski View Post
Is the whole family of Acanthurus tangs known as algae grazers?
Ie Powder Brown, PBT, Achilles, Sohaii & Nigricans (White Cheek)?
Yes but the Achilles, Powder Blue tang and nigricans have extremely poor survival rates.
The sohol is an excellent fish but should be the last tang added and is quite a bully .

Read this site about the good and bad Tangs.
http://wetwebmedia.com/acanthurTngs.htm
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