FAMILY - Acanthuridae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Acanthurus Olivaceus
COMMON NAME - Orangeshoulder Surgeonfish (Orangeband Surgeonfish)
SIZE - 13.8" (35 cm)
RANGE - Western Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 135 US Gal. (511 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet with mostly vegetable fare, dried and frozen herbivores foods, marine algae, spirulina, pieces of zucchini, broccoli, leaf lettuce, sushi nori (dried seaweed no additives). Feed 3 times a day.
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Rarely bothers corals unless underfed, feeding habits are sucking filamentous algae, diatoms, and detritus off the sand surface.
CAPTIVE CARE - Has a more peaceful disposition than others in the genus, needs plenty of swim room and a large tank, keep only one per tank, an adult and a juvenile can be kept in a large system. Usually with ignore other acanthurids, should be added first if kept with other surgeonfishes.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Acanthurus Olivaceus
COMMON NAME - Orangeshoulder Surgeonfish (Orangeband Surgeonfish)
SIZE - 13.8" (35 cm)
RANGE - Western Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 135 US Gal. (511 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet with mostly vegetable fare, dried and frozen herbivores foods, marine algae, spirulina, pieces of zucchini, broccoli, leaf lettuce, sushi nori (dried seaweed no additives). Feed 3 times a day.
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Rarely bothers corals unless underfed, feeding habits are sucking filamentous algae, diatoms, and detritus off the sand surface.
CAPTIVE CARE - Has a more peaceful disposition than others in the genus, needs plenty of swim room and a large tank, keep only one per tank, an adult and a juvenile can be kept in a large system. Usually with ignore other acanthurids, should be added first if kept with other surgeonfishes.
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