Yellow Mimic Tang – Small
The Mimic Tang resemble a variety of angelfish when juveniles. This specimen is the yellow type, mimicking the Heraldi Pygmy Angel. As adults, their coloration changes to a graybrown with yellow fins and black accents in the face and base of dorsalanal fins. Like other tangs, these fish are omnivores. They need plenty of algae and other greens in their diet to keep them healthy, but will also eat small bits of meaty foods. Algae can be provided in the form of Spirulina, formula foods, dried marine algae on clips as a frequent treat, or through live algae grown in the tank or in a refugium. Tangs are generally community fish and get along with most other tankmates. They do not bother corals and can actually help keep nuisance algae trimmed and under control. Tangs may get territorial and aggressive towards similar tangs, so always use caution when keeping these fish together.