🐠 Vlamingii Tang (Naso vlamingii)
A Brown-to-Purple Body With Brilliant Blue Facial Accents • Rapid, Dramatic Colour-Shifting • A Long-Lived Showpiece for a Large Tank
 
📋 The Vlamingii Tang, also known as Vlaming's Unicornfish or the Bignose Unicornfish, has a brown-to-purple adult body with vertical markings and brilliant blue highlights on the fins, tail, and face, developing a bulbous forehead protrusion rather than the pointed horn seen in some other Naso species.
It comes from the Indo-Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and it's one of the longer-lived tangs in the hobby, with a documented lifespan of up to 45 years. Every Vlamingii Tang we ship is feeding well.
It has a fascinating trait: it can quickly and dramatically shift its colour from pale to brilliant to dark, depending on its mood or environment. Mature fish often appear very dark blue-black while swimming, then shift to a pale baby-blue with visible bars and spots when approaching a cleaning station. It's peaceful and hardy toward other fish, though it can be assertive toward other tangs, particularly in smaller tanks. It's fully reef safe, and it grows quickly, reaching up to 60cm, so plan for at least 950L to start, and we recommend 1,360L or more for a full-grown adult.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Brown-Purple With Blue Facial Accents: A striking, distinctive tang
🎭 Rapid Colour-Shifting: Shifts dramatically from pale to dark depending on mood
⏳ Long-Lived: A documented lifespan of up to 45 years
🍽️ Ships Feeding Well: A confident, easy grazer
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Won't harm sessile invertebrates