Orange Shoulder Tang (Asia Pacific) Marine Fish has very short polyps

has very short polyps

As a female it is overall lemon yellow with highlights of turquoise and deeper orange to magenta on its face and fins

It can be difficult to keep so we recommend it for experienced aquarists only

Males have brighter stripes on their faces

This sponge lives unattached to rock or substrate and may drift in the water flow

Orange Shoulder Tang (Asia Pacific) Marine Fish has very short polypsThe Orange Shoulder tang is also called the orange epaulette surgeonfish because of the electric orange oval shaped marking on its cheek. This dramatic marking is circled by deep blue, and may be so large as to extend nearly halfway down its body. It makes a stunning contrast against its creamy grey body, which immediately changes to dark grey on its lower third, as though the fish were dipped in paint. It has a bright orange stripe just under its