# Blue Tang

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## Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Species | Fish |
| Origin | Indo-Pacific |
| Size Category | Large |

## Vital Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Body Length | 12–38 cm |
| Lifespan | 8–30 years |

## Adult Preventive Care
- **Exercise Needs**: Intermediate care level
- **Grooming**: Herbivore
- **Annual Exam Focus**: Compatible: Clownfish, peaceful reef fish, cleaner shrimp, snails
- **Routine Care**: Incompatible: Other Tangs (especially other Blue Tangs), aggressive predatory fish

## Health Predispositions
| Condition | Onset Stage | Risk | Hereditary | Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Ich (White Spot Disease) | adult | high | No | No |
| Head and Lateral Line Erosion (HLLE) | adult | medium | No | No |
| Fin Erosion | adult | medium | No | No |

## Breeding & Genetics
- **CHIC Required Tests**: Difficult, broadcast spawner
- **Recommended DNA Tests**: Paracanthurus hepatus

## Behavioral Ethogram
- **Locomotion**: Constant active swimming, schooling for protection, grazing on live rock, hiding in branching corals when frightened, playing dead when threatened
- **Social**: Peaceful, active swimmer
- **Stress/Displacement**: Color fading or deepening, white spots (Ich), erratic swimming, hiding, refusing to eat, lying on side

## AI Communication Decoding
- **AI-Trainable Signals**: Deepening of blue coloration, bleaching of black marks, hiding in rocks/corals, erratic swimming patterns, playing dead (lying on side)
- **Context-Dependent Vocalizations**: Color fading or deepening, white spots (Ich), erratic swimming, hiding, refusing to eat, lying on side
- **Interspecies Communication**: Water type: Saltwater, pH: 8.1-8.4

## Water Parameters & Husbandry
- **Water Temperature**: 24-28°C
- **pH Range**: pH 8.1-8.4
- **Water Type & Tank**: Saltwater, Min tank: 284L
- **Diet Type**: Herbivore
- **Care Notes**: Difficulty: Intermediate. Temperament: Peaceful, active swimmer

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