Convict Tang

The Convict Tang, also known as the Convict Surgeonfish, boasts an elegantly simple color scheme comprised of a stately ivory-grey body color with hints of creamy yellow coloration that accentuates the dorsal half of the fish. This neutral backdrop provides the perfect stage to showcase six bold vertical black bars, giving the Convict Tang a handsome minimalist appearance. The Convict Tang is highly-prized over more colorful and flamboyant Tangs for its relatively peaceful temperament and voracious appetite for algae, making the Convict Tang a fantastic clean up crew for nuisance algae.

In the wild, the Convict Tang boasts a large natural range and is found throughout the Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific oceans. The Convict Tang is a reef-associated species typically found in shallow waters, often forming large aggregations as it grazes on algae. Convict Tangs are often found near freshwater runoffs where algae grow in abundance.