Saltwater Fish
Yellow Tang.
The iconic reef fish — a slice of pure highlighter-yellow gliding over the rockwork. Reef-safe and a tireless algae grazer; it needs open swimming room, so give it a 100-gallon-plus reef with plenty of rock to graze. A bright, active centerpiece.
Live fish are priced per supplier batch — prices may vary. Call to confirm current pricing.
- Condition
- new
- Fulfillment
- Local pickup — Erie, PA
Every animal is acclimated and health-checked in-house before it reaches the sales floor. This is a species we carry — it's most likely in the tanks around delivery days, but live stock changes daily. Please call (814) 456-9445 to confirm availability before you drive in.
Care at a glance
What to know before you take one home.
- Care level
- Intermediate
- Temperament
- Semi aggressive
- Community
- Semi community
- Adult size
- 8"
- Min tank size
- 100 gallons
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Scientific name
- Zebrasoma flavescens
Good tank mates
Gets along with most non-tang reef fish like clownfish, wrasses, angelfish, and gobies, but is territorial toward other tangs and especially toward other yellow or Zebrasoma tangs that share its body shape. If you want more than one tang, add them at the same time in a large tank with lots of rockwork to break up sightlines, otherwise keep it as the only tang. It needs swimming room, so it suits bigger reef systems rather than nano tanks.
Good to know
Yellow tangs carry a sharp, scalpel-like spine on each side of the tail base, the trait that gives surgeonfish their name, and they can flash these blades sideways to fend off rivals.
Stock and individual temperament vary — call (814) 456-9445 for pairing advice before you buy.
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660 East 14th Street,
Erie, PA.
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