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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Yellow Tang
		Zebrasoma flavescens (Bennett 1828), (lau'ipala) the Yellow Sailfin Tang.
		Observing yellow tangs in the wild and aquariums, and examining their stomach contents has shown that they ingest principally micro-algae, secondarily macro-algae, and that the bulk of the rest is material (associated invertebrates, fish eggs) taken incidental to these.
		Yellow tangs are readily susceptible to the common protozoan infections of marine fishes, and happily easily treated by common methods.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Yellow-Tang (1049 words)

	Yellow Tang , Zebrasoma flavescens , Yellow Tang profile
		The yellow tang is a bold grazer that will feed on nearly anything that is green, including algae, grass, lettuce, seaweed, etc. It is one of the more popular saltwater species, especially for the beginners because of its bold yellow color and inexpensive price tag.
		Yellow tangs will become aggresive towards others of the same species and should only be kept individually or in groups of 6 or more.
		Yellow Tangs are herbivorous and are bold grazers.
	www.fishdomain.com /forums1/index.php?action=species;sid=FishAll;fsid=FishSub;speciesid=tangs;fid=35 (318 words)

	Z.flavescens
		The yellow tang is not a diminished or declining resource as a consequence of aquarium interest.
		Yellow tangs are surgeonfish (family Acanthuridae) par excellence.
		Yellow tangs are also notable bio-assay organisms, showing the effects of diminished water quality and/or malnutrition ahead of many other types of organisms.
	www.wetwebmedia.com /YellowTang.htm (1810 words)

	AquariumDomain.com - Yellow Tang
		Yellow Tangs are an extremely popular fish within the marine aquarium hobby, due to their brilliant coloration and hardiness.
		Yellow Tangs are not surprisingly a brilliant bright yellow color, with a small white area at the base of their tail fin being the only other color exhibited.
		Yellow Tangs should be offered dried seaweed, romaine lettuce, green leaf lettuce or other items such as Sea Veggies tied to a rock or with a lettuce clip, 2 to 3 times a week.
	www.aquariumdomain.com /species/tang_yellowTang.asp (587 words)

	YellowTang
		Yellow Tangs are a solid bright yellow color with yellow eyes and have a white spine on the side of their body near their tail that they use for defense and offense.
		Yellow Tangs are not captive breed at this time.
		Feeding: Yellow tangs are largely herbivores and require a fair amount of vegetables in their diet to thrive.
	www.reefcorner.com /SpecimenSheets/yellowtang.htm (339 words)

	Yellow Tang - Zebrasoma flavescens
		The Yellow Tang, comes from the Hawaiian islands and is one of the better marine fishes for a beginner with a fully cycled marine aquarium.
		If you plan on keeping Yellow Tangs, they spend much of their time grazing for algae so have plenty of live rock for them to graze on.
		Tangs are especially susceptible to marine ich, which means that it's a good idea to house any new Tangs in a quarantine tank for a couple of weeks before introducing them into your main aquarium.
	www.fishlore.com /Profiles-YellowTang.htm (634 words)

	Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates » Saltwater Fish » Tang - Yellow Main Page
		Yellow Tangs are normally found at depths between 1 and 17 feet (3 and 46 meters).
		Mature Yellow Tangs are normally found in shallower waters, while juveniles may be found as far out as 100 feet (30 meters) in depth.
		Yellow Tangs are quite active and can be a joy to watch, adding movement and color to marine aquariums.
	centralpets.com /animals/fish/saltwater_fish/swf2271.html (666 words)

	Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The blue tang is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from New York and Bermuda to the Gulf of Mexico, south to Brazil.
		Tangs are found in coral reefs and inshore grassy or rocky areas at depths of 6-131 feet (2-40 m).
		The caudal spine is yellow to pale yellow or white.
	www.flmnh.ufl.edu /fish/Gallery/Descript/BlueTang/BlueTang.html (1130 words)

	Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Yellow Tang lives in the Pacific plate, north of the equator from Japan to Hawaii, but it has also been reported off the coast of Florida in the Western Central Atlantic.
		The Yellow Tang is very territorial, especially in the presence of another tang fish.
		This picture was taken in the Chicago Aquarium, in August 2004.
	www.cogsci.indiana.edu /farg/harry/bio/zoo/tangyell.htm (160 words)

	Yellow Tang: WhoZoo
		Varing in size from 1/4" to 8", bright yellow fins and body are the trademarks of the yellow tang.
		The yellow tang is a grazing fish with a diet of almost anything that is green (ie.
		The yellow tang is also in the sergeant fish family.
	www.whozoo.org /Anlife99/loriwood/tang3.htm (503 words)

	Yellow Tang - Zebrasoma flavescens
		One of the favorites and more popular fish, the Yellow Tang is a very hardy fish that is not territorial except with any other Tang that is put in the tank.
		Our Yellow Tang is a great fish, very personable, but he has his problems too.
		My Yellow Tang is the "Queen of her Castle", little fear is shown by unwanted advances from our Over Friendly Lion Fish.
	www.aquahobby.com /marine/e_yellow.php (365 words)

	Text Version of Tang site from your monthly source of saltwater info
		Tangs are saltwater fish that are very numerous in the wild, and very popular in aquariums.
		The Mimic Tang is a moderatly hardy tang They can be moderatly aggresive on occasions, and like all tangs from the acanthurus genus, provide a tank of over 75gal for a much greater chance of success.
		Tang The Chevron tang is new to the hobby (only been around for 2yrs).
	members.tripod.com /mark26/tangtext.html (1980 words)

	Fish of the Week - Silverton Hotel and Casino
		Tangs are members of the surgeon family and they get their name, surgeon, from the sharp, scalpel like blade near their tail, colored white in this photo.
		If a tang feels threatened, it will swim head first into a coral head and wave its tail and spine back and forth discouraging predators who do not want to have to deal with the spine.
		Yellow tangs inhabit coral lagoons and seaward reefs just below the surge zone down to a depth of around 50 meters.
	www.silvertoncasino.com /news/fish/content/EA8BF64A-CA06-A32D-ABA0AF6438596A6A/81346038-0A92-BBEA-C61C79C966DD61E1/yellow_tang.htm (139 words)

	Yellow Tang
		Can be somewhat mean to other tangs or fish that have a tang like shape such as Butterflyfish, but otherwise tend to be good community fish.
		Yellow tangs are primarily herbivores but will eat most foods offered.
		Yellow Tangs can get up to about 6" in length but are usually 4-5” in captivity.
	www.knology.net /~jumpfrog/yellow_tang.htm (102 words)

	Yellow tan, Zebrasoma Flavescens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		When marine aquarists talk about some of their favorite species of fish the Zebrasoma flavescens, commonly known as the Yellow tang, is bound to come up sooner or later.
		Yellow tangs are usually always ready to eat.
		Yellow tangs seem to adapt better to handling and captivity than other tangs when they are small.
	www.marineaquariumadvice.com /mellow_yellow_maybe_not.html (1440 words)

	Yellow Tangs - Zebrasoma Flavescens (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		My Yellow tang seemed to be getting thinner, even though I fed all the fish generously twice a day.
		The stomach area of Yellow tangs often appear to be pinched.
		Yellow tangs have a reputation for being susceptible to parasites.
	www.marineaquariumadvice.com /Yellow-tang-zebrasoma-flavescens.html (1440 words)

	The Free Information Society - Yellow Tang
		Of Special Note - The yellow tang is popular in aquariums due to its bright colors and hardy nature.
		Yellow tangs are extremely difficult to breed in captivity and success has yet to be reported.
		My yellow tang has been very friendly with the other tank inhabitants and is commonly seen "hanging out" with the clownfish and chromis.
	www.freeinfosociety.com /site.php?postnum=269 (314 words)

	Indo-Pacific Reef Aquarium
		Yellow tangs are found in tanks from fish restaurants to large public aquariums, to your home aquarium.
		Yellow tang, along with all the sailfin tangs such as the Purple tang (yellow fin tang), or Pacific tang, are well suited for your reef aquarium.
		This fish resembles the yellow tang's body shape, and behavior, but is not in the same genus.
	www.aquariumhobbyist.com /pacificreef/tang.html (419 words)

	Poseidon's Realm Yellow Tang
		Identification: The Yellow Tang is probably the most popular marine fish in the saltwater aquarium hobby.
		It is bright yellow overall with a faintish stripe running horizontally in the center of the body and a white scalpel.
		Cautions: The Yellow Tang, like most fish in the Tang Family is a hardy, strong fish and is fairly easy to care for.
	www.poseidonsrealm.com /yellowtang.htm (375 words)

	The Yellow Tang
		The Yellow Tang is a disc-shaped fish with stunningly beautiful coloring.
		All fins are a bright yellow, which are equally matched by the body.
		Yellow Tangs may be found in shallow waters of the Pacific, particularly along the shores of Hawaii.
	www.aquariacentral.com /fishinfo/marine/ytang.htm (229 words)

	Wendy's Blue Lagoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Yellow Tangs can vary in color and this is based on their age, where they were caught, and what it has been eating.
		If you are keeping a Yellow Tang in a tank that is 30 gallons, you will need at least a 90 gallon tank by the time it reaches maturity because of its size, swimming needs, and disposition.
		Tangs are also notorious for being sensitive to chlorine and chloramines.
	www.wendysbluelagoon.com /fishoftheweek/fish2.html (925 words)

	Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
		The Yellow Tang, also known as the Yellow Hawaiian Tang, Yellow Sailfin Tang, or Yellow Surgeonfish, has an oval bright yellow body.
		It is aggressive towards its own species, or Tangs in general, and it is best to keep only one per tank.
		In its natural habitat, the Yellow Tang grazes on algae and small invertebrates.
	www.peteducation.com /article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1875&articleid=2050 (193 words)

	Aquallun Yellow Tang
		O Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) pode viver solitário apesar de gostar de permanecer com peixes de sua espécie.
		O Yellow Tang se alimenta também de algas e sua boca, com formato de corneta, com ponta dura que serve para raspar algas que permanecem em rochas do aquário.
		O Yellow é muito desconfiado e pode demorar a começar a nadar por todo o aquário.
	www.aquallun.com.br /yellowtang.htm (223 words)

	Yellow Tang (Hawaii) - Zebrasoma flavescens
		Level of Care: The Yellow Tang (Hawaii) is a medium maintenance fish.
		The Yellow Tang is one of the hardier of the tangs and makes up the bulk of pet-fish collected out of Hawaii.
		Wtih their conspicuous golden yellow color, active nature, persisten grazing of algae and hardiness, Yellow Tangs make long-term and pleasing additions to the reef aquarium.
	www.marinedepotlive.com /yellow-tang--hawaii----zebrasoma-flavescens-fish--tangs.html (280 words)

	Aquarium Fish
		The scopas tang is equally widespread and occurs throughout the Indo-Pacific Ocean from Africa to Japan.
		Zebrasoma tangs are generally considered “reef-safe,” individuals have been known to occasionally pick at large-polyped stony corals and soft corals.
		Scopas tangs use their sharp “scalpels,” which are tucked into sheaths on their caudal peduncles, to slash at rival tangs.
	www.advancedaquarist.com /issues/nov2002/Fish.htm (1390 words)

	Yellow-eyed Tang, Kole Tang. Goldeneye Tang, Ctenochaetus strigosus
		Juveniles are yellow and the top of the dorsal fin and the bottom of the anal fins are lined in blue, they also have a blue ring edging the eye.
		Diseases that Surgeonfish and Tangs are susceptible to:
		Though the Yellow-eyed Tangs are considered herbivores, in the wild they feed on detritus, a thin film on the substrate containing many nutrients including dinoflagellates (minute marine protozoans), diatoms (unicellular algae), and large amounts of other organic material.
	animal-world.com /encyclo/marine/tangs/yelloweye.php (2658 words)

	YTangSelFAQs
		To begin with, tangs are typically sensitive fish, that require a well established aquarium to maintain life.
		The majority of the Yellow Tangs collected for the trade come from the best source, Hawaii, and are collected well and shipped quickly.
		But with the exception of the yellow tang I have read and found that these magnificent fish are a good hardy beginner choice for the novice aquarist.
	www.wetwebmedia.com /ytangselfaqs.htm (1291 words)

	Yellow Tang, Yellow Sailfin Tang, Zebrasoma flavescens
		Like all seven of the sailfin tang species, when the fins of the Yellow Tang are fully extended its height is about the same as its length, giving it a disk-shaped appearance.
		The Yellow Tang or Yellow Sailfin Tang was described by Bennett in 1828.
		The Yellow Tang is a great addition to the marine aquarium as it is very hardy and easy to keep.
	animal-world.com /encyclo/marine/tangs/yellow.php (2204 words)

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