Tomini surgeonfish
Tomini surgeonfish
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The tomini tang (Ctenochaetus tominiensis) is one of the more manageable surgeonfish for a home reef. The body shades from brown to a paler belly with yellow edging along the dorsal and anal fins, and it works steadily across rock and sand, using a comb-like mouth to lift detritus and film algae from surfaces. It stays smaller than most tangs, which widens the range of tanks it can reasonably live in.
Aquarium care
- Adults reach roughly 15 cm — small for a surgeonfish.
- Still needs a mature aquarium with real swimming length and good flow.
- Grazes detritus and film algae; supplement with dried marine algae and prepared foods.
- Calmer than most tangs, though it will still object to another tang of similar shape.
- Sensitive to poor water quality and to marine ich when stressed.
- It does not eat corals.
A sensible first surgeonfish for someone with an established reef of reasonable size, alongside clownfish, wrasses, cardinalfish and gobies. Keep it as the only Ctenochaetus in the tank, and quarantine it before it goes into a stocked display.
Stock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is available for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Browse the saltwater fish collection.
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