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Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett 1832, the Powder Blue Tang. I can
hear some of you screaming, "this isn't a difficult fish!" "I've known
people to keep the Powder Blue for years!" Most specimens don't make it.
Those that are well received and cared for sometimes do live for a good
long time. Two maxims for success: One to a tank, and lots of live rock
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Acanthurus (glaucopareius)
nigricans (Linnaeus 1958), the Powder Brown or Gold-Rimmed
Surgeon (and Whitecheek Surgeon to science), Cat Tang in
Hawai'i.... The corrected scientific name of this species is
A. nigricans (per Randall, 1988); a revision no doubt as
unpopular to some as my labeling the species as "bad".
The very similar A. japonicus is a far better aquarium
fish; A. nigricans rarely lives for more than a few months
in captivity, often, oh joy, bringing in parasitic Protozoan
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Acanthurus japonicus (Fowler 1946), the
Japanese or White-Faced Surgeonfish; is also sold as a/the
Gold-Rimmed or Powder-Brown Surgeon, confusing it with A.
glaucopareius (nigricans). To further confuse
matters, this fish is also sold as the Whitecheek Surgeon/Tang in
the aquarium trade...A. japonicus has a much larger white
eye patch. Ranges from the Philippines to Japan and is relatively
hardy. Aq. pic.
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Acanthurus japonicus (Fowler 1946), the
Japanese or White-Faced Surgeonfish; is also sold as a/the
Gold-Rimmed or Powder-Brown Surgeon, confusing it with A.
glaucopareius (nigricans). To further confuse
matters, this fish is also sold as the Whitecheek Surgeon/Tang in
the aquarium trade...A. japonicus has a much larger white
eye patch. Ranges from the Philippines to Japan and is relatively
hardy. Aq. pic.
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