Blonde naso tang

[rayn]

Im looking for any and all info for these fish please. If you have one post experiences. If you have a link that would be cool too.

 

[NYAquatic]

They get big!
How big is your tank

 

[rayn]

It would probably start out in a 5' 120, but I also have a 8' 240 getting set up it could eventually go into.

 

[Alisha]

I was just searching for info on blonde nasos also! Anyone know if they are jumpers? It's says on liveaquaria to have a tight fitting lid to prevent from jumping.

 

[eatbreakfast]

^Any fish can be a jumper.

Blonde naso tangs are a gentle giant. They get huge, though, but don't grow prohibitively fast. Treating for internal parasites is a must. They'll eat algae, but aren't as big of an algae eater as most other tangs.

 

[4FordFamily]

^Any fish can be a jumper.

Blonde naso tangs are a gentle giant. They get huge, though, but don't grow prohibitively fast. Treating for internal parasites is a must. They'll eat algae, but aren't as big of an algae eater as most other tangs.

Agree 100%. IME they seem shyer than regular naso. Beautiful fish and very docile. Not quick growers as was already mentioned but they will outgrow a 120 in a year or two depending on starting size and your feeding habits.

They can be very fragile until established. Once established, they're VERY hardy. The juveniles IME don't do as well. Very large blonde naso tend not to ship well but that could well be the supplier's poor shipping. When I worked at LFS the large show size seemed to struggle during shipping. Juveniles were very susceptible to parasites.

I'm pretty good with keeping tangs but my most recent attempts with blonde naso i had three die before my shy cow I have now. I do suspect internal parasites though and they came from Petco which was not the best vendor.

 

[AQSstudent]

Naso's (as every fish in the genus Naso) get HUGE. IMO, there's much better tangs to work with.

I've worked with some that approach 16 inches, and the 8,000 gallon display they were in didn't seem like enough room for them.

Thankfully in captivity they don't seem to get as big as Vlamingi's, but they are still a giant fish. They do stay pretty peaceful though, that double set of surgeon scalpel's on their tail seems to keep most fish at bay with relatively little physical altercation required.

 

[4FordFamily]

Naso's (as every fish in the genus Naso) get HUGE. IMO, there's much better tangs to work with.

I've worked with some that approach 16 inches, and the 8,000 gallon display they were in didn't seem like enough room for them.

Thankfully in captivity they don't seem to get as big as Vlamingi's, but they are still a giant fish. They do stay pretty peaceful though, that double set of surgeon scalpel's on their tail seems to keep most fish at bay with relatively little physical altercation required.

Carry a big stick...