Found in the Western Pacific and around the Hawaiian Islands, the Orangeband Surgeonfish is marked by a distinct orange band edged in blue just behind its upper gill cover. The rest of their body is light gray in color. They are voracious algae eaters. This is one of the few Tangs that undergoes a radical change in coloration from juvenile to adult stages.
The juvenile is almost solid yellow, while the adult is a two-toned blue/gray with an orange stripe at its "shoulder". Relatively peaceful, it will tolerate other types of Tangs, but should be the first one in the aquarium.
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