Ctenochaetus flavicauda

Ctenochaetus flavicauda, commonly known as the white tail bristletooth tang, is one of the smaller tangs. It looks very similar to the more well known Ctenochaetus strigosus, but can easily be distinquised because it posseses a white (or yellowish) tail and the strigosus does not. It can be aggressive towards other tangs and food competitors, but will generally leave other fish a lone. A great algae eater for a medium to large sized tank.

Like other tangs, it will eat meaty foods, but it's important it can graze on algae/seaweed the entire day to ensure it will stay healthy. So feed flakes/pellets multiple times a day and make sure there is always seaweed available.