Animal directory
Yellow Tang
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Yellow Tang.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Zebrasoma flavescens
- Enclosures
- Aquarium, Exhibit
- Status
- Least concern
- Status code
- LC
- Regions
- Pacific Ocean
- Biomes
- Reef
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Fish
- Revealed
- 2026-08-11
- Status groups
- Least concern
- Tax class
- Actinopterygii
- Tax family
- Acanthuridae
- Tax genus
- Zebrasoma
- Tax order
- Acanthuriformes
- Wild population
- Unknown, abundant only in Hawaii
- Wild population count
- Unknown
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- Unknown
- Barrier height
- Unknown
- Climb proof
- Unknown
- Water barrier
- Unknown
- Temp min
- 24 °C
- Temp max
- 28 °C
- Area land min
- Unknown
- Area land
- Unknown
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- 50 m² + 15 m² per extra animal
- Area flying
- Unknown
- Area shelter
- Unknown
- Area water
- Unknown
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 20-80%
- Salinity
- Saltwater
- Terrain
- Unknown
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- Unknown
- Life expectancy
- 20 years
- Bachelor females
- Unknown
- Bachelor males
- Unknown
- Breeding difficulty
- Unknown
- Gestation
- Unknown
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- Unknown
- Litter label
- Litter size
- Litter size
- Unknown
- Mating season
- Aseasonal
- Mating system
- Unknown
- Maturity age
- 1.5 years
- Maturity years
- 1.5 years
- Shoal fish
- Yes
- Shoal size
- 40-60
- Sterility age
- Unknown
Other facts
- Diet
- Algae Pellets, Blanched Vegetables
- Colony size
- Up to 15
- Colour morphs
- Unknown
- Dominance
- Dominant individuals occupy prime feeding areas
- Enrichment
- Unknown
- Exhibit types
- Small Box Exhibit, Small Cylinder Exhibit, Large Box Exhibit, Large Angled Box Exhibit, Large Cylinder Exhibit
- Feeders
- Unknown
- Nest
- Unknown
- Offspring dispersal
- Unknown
- Size female
- Unknown
- Size male
- Unknown
- Size max
- Unknown
- Size measure
- Temperature
- 24 to 28°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Indo-Pacific Reef Shoals, Large Indo-Pacific Reef animals
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Unknown
- Weather dislikes
- Unknown
- Weight female
- Unknown
- Weight female text
- Unknown
- Weight juvenile
- Unknown
- Weight male
- Unknown
- Weight male text
- Unknown
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Yellow Tang Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed Shoal | Mixed group | 15 to 30 fish |
Yellow Tang2
Biomes1
Research levels1
Valid release groups1
Related entries28
- Used by species · Reef (Used by / linked from)
- Yellow tang · Yellow Tang (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark (Used by / linked from)
- Yellow tang · Yellow Tang (Requires / provides)
- Has release groups · Yellow Tang (Requires / provides)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Blacktip Reef Shark (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Javanese Cownose Ray (Used by / linked from)
- Has research · Yellow Tang (Requires / provides)
- Thrives with · Humphead Wrasse (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Indo-Pacific Leopard Shark (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Yellow Tang (Used by / linked from)
- Zoopedia entry · Yellow Tang (Used by / linked from)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Blacktip Reef Shark (Used by / linked from)
- Researches species · Yellow Tang (Used by / linked from)
- Biomes · Reef (Requires / provides)
- Valid release groups · Yellow Tang (Requires / provides)
- Animals in this biome · Reef (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Hawksbill Turtle (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Javanese Cownose Ray (Used by / linked from)
- Thriving relationships · Ocellated Eagle Ray (Used by / linked from)
- Thrives with · Ocellated Eagle Ray (Used by / linked from)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Research levels · Yellow Tang (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Hawksbill Turtle (Used by / linked from)
- Lives in biome · Reef (Requires / provides)
- Thriving relationships · Humphead Wrasse (Used by / linked from)
Sources13
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/blacktip-reef-shark ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/hawksbill-turtle ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/humphead-wrasse ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/indo-pacific-leopard-shark ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/javanese-cownose-ray ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/ocellated-eagle-ray ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/animals/yellow-tang ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/biomes/reef ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/conservation-projects/animal-reintroduction ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/conservation-projects/wildlife-care ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/release-groups/yellow-tang ·
- Reference snapshot wikily.gg/planet-zoo-2/research/yellow-tang ·