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Lieutenant Surgeonfish (Acanthurus tennenti) is a premium Indian Ocean marine fish available from Bluefields Aquatics, based in Mtwapa, Mombasa, Kenya. We export to 67+ countries worldwide with full KFS and CITES documentation.
Lieutenant Surgeonfish (Acanthurus tennenti) is a sought-after marine aquarium species from the Indian Ocean, belonging to the family Acanthuridae. As a licensed Kenyan marine fish exporter, Bluefields Aquatics supplies the Lieutenant Surgeonfish wholesale to importers and retailers worldwide, collected sustainably by hand and shipped with sub-2% DOA.
Lieutenant Surgeonfish — quick facts
Care & aquarium requirements
Tangs and surgeonfish are among the best-selling marine ornamental fish in the world, prized for bold colour, constant activity and their useful appetite for algae. They need open swimming space and a diet rich in marine algae and seaweed to stay in top condition.
Compatibility & reef behaviour
Tangs are reef-safe and generally peaceful toward other fish, but can be aggressive toward their own kind, so are usually kept one to a species in all but large systems. The scalpel-like spine at the tail base means they should be handled with care. See our tang buyer guide.
Export packaging & shipping
This species carries spines or a sharp caudal scalpel, so it is double or triple bagged to prevent it from puncturing the bag in transit — a key part of how we protect both the fish and its bagmates. Like all our stock it is purged, bagged in pure oxygen and insulated for the shortest reliable route. For more on how we keep losses low, see our guides on professional packing and mortality prevention.
Order Lieutenant Surgeonfish wholesale
Bluefields Aquatics supplies the Lieutenant Surgeonfish and 250+ other marine species to wholesale buyers worldwide. See our buyer guide for this group, or browse the species index, request our weekly stocklist for current availability and sizes, or contact our export team to plan an order.