Surgeon fish

[Raymond Sassu]

Hi Guys,

I wanted a second opinion regarding the best utility surgeon fish (grazers), I have noticed that Zebrazoma family tend to fight more than graze and the red shoulder familly are better grazers and so far I have noticed the convict tang is king, am I mistaken with what I have observed?
Powder Blues, Browns Achilles tend to be too suceptible to disease!

 

[Doctorgori]

the mouth shape is the dead giveaway …pardon my gloss over, but the bristletooth types are better glass/surface cleaners and the zebrasoma niche being more “browsing” …think bison vs deer … cow vs goat et
You can tell if a tank has a two spot or white tail tang just by the lip prints on the glass
…personal choice of tangs, I’ve had some be jerks, some are cool…I’ve found no exact pattern but there are tendencies per species…the 2 Atlantic blue tangs I’ve had were cool so where the scopas and every bristletooth type I’ve had
Every powder blue/brown were jerks, Idols a lil less so
one sample…and don’t forget the “gals”