Tangs

Acanthurus achilles

A bold, reef-grazing surgeon with a vivid orange tail patch and a fiery attitude toward rivals.

Naso annulatus

A genuinely massive unicornfish that schools on outer reef walls across the Indo-Pacific.

Acanthurus bariene

A deep-reef surgeonfish that needs serious space and earns its keep over decades.

Naso vlamingii

A color-shifting open-water unicornfish that needs serious space to roam.

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

A schooling grazer that overwhelms rivals through sheer numbers.

Acanthurus nigricauda

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific grazer that bucks the typical surgeonfish habitat

Acanthurus blochii

A long-lived, schooling surgeon with a mood-shifting palette and a blade to match.

Naso unicornis

A true horn-nosed giant that demands a serious reef setup to thrive.

Paracanthurus hepatus

The fish that plays dead, then rules the reef with bold personality.

Acanthurus coeruleus

A bold Atlantic surgeon fish known for cleaning sea turtles in the wild.

Acanthurus chronixis

A rare Pacific surgeonfish from one of the most remote atolls on Earth.

Acanthurus lineatus

One of the most aggressive tangs you can keep, and one of the most beautiful.

Acanthurus triostegus

A reef grazer wearing prison stripes, and surprisingly easy to get along with.

Acanthurus xanthopterus

A wide-ranging giant surgeonfish that breaks the herbivore rules.

Zebrasoma desjardinii

A sail-finned grazer that turns any large reef tank into open ocean.

Acanthurus dussumieri

A wide-ranging reef grazer that puts on a vivid color display when riled.

Acanthurus fowleri

A reef-cruising grazer that roams seaward drop-offs in loose schools

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

A rare Pacific bristletooth with juveniles that look like a completely different fish.

Ctenochaetus strigosus

A Hawaiian reef cleaner that scrubs algae with its uniquely bristled teeth.

Zebrasoma rostratum

A sleek, all-black Pacific tang with a distinctively elongated snout.

Acanthurus pyroferus

A juvenile master of disguise that grows into a bold reef grazer.

Acanthurus guttatus

A surge-zone schooler that thrives where the waves crash hardest.

Naso lituratus

A wide-ranging Pacific grazer that needs serious space to thrive.

Naso elegans

A bold reef grazer with vivid orange tail spines and a distinctly regal profile.

Acanthurus olivaceus

A bold orange shoulder-stripe makes this reef surgeon impossible to mistake.

Acanthurus leucosternon

A breathtaking Indian Ocean surgeon with a sharp temper to match its bold colors.

Acanthurus japonicus

A reef algae grazer that rewards patient, experienced keepers with years of personality.

Zebrasoma xanthurum

A deep-violet beauty from the Red Sea with a temper to match its looks.

Zebrasoma veliferum

A reef tang that unfurls its fins like a sail when threatened or showing off.

Zebrasoma velifer

Those enormous fins aren't just for show. They mean business.

Zebrasoma scopas

A reef grazer that keeps algae in check across vast Indo-Pacific waters.

Acanthurus sohal

A bold Red Sea beauty that rules its territory with zero tolerance for rivals.

Ctenochaetus truncatus

A compact Indian Ocean grazer that earns its keep on nuisance algae.

Acanthurus thompsoni

A deep-reef plankton feeder that breaks the surgeonfish mold entirely.

Ctenochaetus tominiensis

A compact reef grazer with vivid fin tips that earns its keep cleaning algae.

Ctenochaetus binotatus

A reef grazer with an unexpected role in the ciguatera food chain.