Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Naso Tang
Naso lituratus
Photo: Brian Gratwicke · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank1000 l
- Adult size45 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Origin
- Pacific (Indonesia to Hawaii)
- Size
- 45 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- Pacific
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 1000 L
- Diet
- herbivore (brown algae, nori, kelp)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Orange lips and a yellow line running from the eye to the mouth. It has spines at the base of its tail. It grows very large: suitable only for very large aquariums.
