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Naso Tang (Naso lituratus)

Price range: 1200,00 EGP through 1600,00 EGP

Variation	Status	Price
Large	In Stock	1600,00 EGP
Medium	Out of Stock	1400,00 EGP
Small	Out of Stock	1200,00 EGP

SKU 2149 Categories Fishs, Live Stock, Tangs Tags Acanthuridae, Naso, Reef safe

Fish Description

Facts

Latin Name	Naso lituratus - (Forster, 1801)
Local Name	Naso Tang
Family	Acanthuridae - Naso
Origin	Australia, Indonesia
Max length	50 cm (19,7")

As Aquarium Fish

Minimum volume	900 l (237 gal) ? "Minimum volume" indicates the size of the tank needed to house this species under optimal conditions. This is based on a medium size animal, which you want to keep for several years. It might be possible to keep smaller specimens for a limited period in a smaller tank. A larger tank might be needed for fully-grown specimens.
Hardiness	Delicate ? "Hardiness" indicates how resistant this species is to disease and how well i tolerates bad conditions in general. Some species doesn't handle transportation very well, but that doesn't mean that the species isn't hardy under the right conditions.
Suitable for Aquarium	Suitable with care ? In this case, a "normal" aquarium is a reef aquarium with mixed corals or a fish only aquarium with an approximately salinity of 1.026 (sg) and a temperature close to 26°C. Species requiring more than a 4000-liter tank are considered not suitable for home aquarium. Special aquariums may cover tanks with low salinity, sub-tropical temperature, deep sand bed, sea grass etc.
Reef safe	Always reef safe ? Always reef safe: No sources indicate that this species will harm corals or other invertebrates. Often reef safe: Only a few aquarists has reported problems keeping this species with corals and other invertebrates. Reef safe with caution: This species may be a threat to some types of invertebrates. Reef safe with luck: Most specimens will harm corals and/or other invertebrates, but you might be lucky. Not reef safe: This species is a threat to most corals and/or other invertebrates.
Aggressiveness	Might be aggressive towards similar species

Feed

Recommended	Macroalgea (Eg. seaweed / nori) Microalgea (Eg. spirulina)
Mostly	Small crustaceans (Krill, mysis, artemia...)

الوصف

Beware of

Jumps out of open aquaria
This species is known to jump out of open aquaria.

Can die sometimes inexplicably
There are some experienced aquarists who have problems keeping this species alive, whilst some others are succesful and keep it for many years. If one is one of the unlucky ones, it can happen that the fish suddenly die of unknown causes, after some time in captivity, even though it apparently looked healthy.

Keep in mind

Well established aquarium with algae
These fish should be kept in a well run aquarium where they can “graze” algae from rocks and stones. If there are insufficient algae on the rocks, it is important to feed more frequently and supplement with algae rich food e.g. Spirulina.

Requires plenty of space for swimming.
This species revels in swimming and requires an aquarium with ample space.

Hiding places
This species requires places to hide, especially when newly introduced into the aquarium.

Effective algae-eaters
This species can eat large amounts of algae (relative to their size) from rocks, like green hair algae and filamentous algae. As it doesn’t eat every algae type, in case of a specific algae plague, find out more precise information.

Algae Eaters
Even though these fish enjoy a diverse type of frozen foods, it is imperative that its primary food, is algae based, thus ensuring that the fish`s immune system remains healthy. This can, for example, be plant based fish flakes, Nori seaweed or similar.

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Additional information

Size	Small, Medium, Large

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