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maybe the demand is not there around ur area btw i stayed in the west and i get my stock once a blue moon frm ntuc finest at bt timah plaza

yes YT is the easist tang thats my first tang.almost bullet proof

For sliversides you can get it from most supermarket...it turns bad (smells) very quickly. Freeze it and take out what you need to feed

Seachem galic guard work well for me btw a healthy tang would normally eat after a few days

Check your water parameters such as nitrate or other tnags fish which cause it to stress out. If its parameters then do wc 10% every 2 days to slowly improve the water condition

Your sg is far too low inless hypo treatment. You should obtain around 1.023 - 1.025. If FOWLR setup 1.021 -1.022 will do but of course depending on the LS's origin. Red sea LS region requies around 1.025-1.026. I'll add extra sea salt ( sg >1.03 - 1.035) and mixed it in seperate pail with wavemaker till fully dissolved and slow dose in till correct SG obtained. Prior to obtain the correct sg, remember to remove 1/5 tank water before you do the wc. Cheers!

Bro I hope you dun meant dosing inside DT. Paraguard is not reef-safe treatment

PBT Selection: Bad specimens of A. leucosternon are easy to spot. Most have darkened blue body areas, perhaps with a white "stress" bar, torn fins, and other evidence of accrued shipping and handling damage. Decent specimens are harder to assess. These all have the quality of "brightness", that is, clear eyes, constant movement and an awareness of your presence. "Spaced-out" specimens should be left. Index of fitness is a fisheries term for the "fullness" of fish bodies. It's quantified as the circumference of an animal divided into its length. Specimens with a higher value are obviously fatter than ones with lower indices. You want to select for a Powder Blue that is not too thin, particularly in the upper body area (the flank, up and behind the eyes). Skinny specimens rarely recover. Some "flashing" or scratching is to be expected of all specimens, but this should not be excessive. Nor should respiration be labored or too frequent. About sixty gill movements per minute are what you are looking for. Newly arrived specimens are better to sort amongst other than longer-on-hand ones. Like most marine livestock, and particularly Acanthuroids, Powder Blues are "starved out" for a few days ahead of shipping to reduce in-transit pollution in their shipping bags. Unfortunately this starvation can be persistent once the animals are received and shipped through wholesalers, jobbers to your LFS or etailing supplier. Buy or special order "fresh" A. leucogaster and promptly take them home, quarantine and place them. Selection: Bad specimens of A. leucosternon are easy to spot. Most have darkened blue body areas, perhaps with a white "stress" bar, torn fins, and other evidence of accrued shipping and handling damage. Decent specimens are harder to assess. These all have the quality of "brightness", that is, clear eyes, constant movement and an awareness of your presence. "Spaced-out" specimens should be left. Index of fitness is a fisheries term for the "fullness" of fish bodies. It's quantified as the circumference of an animal divided into its length. Specimens with a higher value are obviously fatter than ones with lower indices. You want to select for a Powder Blue that is not too thin, particularly in the upper body area (the flank, up and behind the eyes). Skinny specimens rarely recover. Some "flashing" or scratching is to be expected of all specimens, but this should not be excessive. Nor should respiration be labored or too frequent. About sixty gill movements per minute are what you are looking for. Newly arrived specimens are better to sort amongst other than longer-on-hand ones. Like most marine livestock, and particularly Acanthuroids, Powder Blues are "starved out" for a few days ahead of shipping to reduce in-transit pollution in their shipping bags. Unfortunately this starvation can be persistent once the animals are received and shipped through wholesalers, jobbers to your LFS or etailing supplier. Buy or special order "fresh" A. leucogaster and promptly take them home, quarantine and place them.

Hi anyone spotted YT around 2 - 3 " ?

Daisani DI water $0.90 at 1.5L

they will certainly finish within the day itself.

Temperature to be maintain btw 24-25 degree c

Your CA is quite low. Range should be 420 -450. Get reef salt for ur premix and WC twice weekly...it's cheaper than purchasing and dosing additives

I was at yishun aquastar and they hv easily 8 -9 pcs of 1 -2 '' PBT for $8...round bodied and feeding ... Plus 1 small naso for the same prices...I must highlight the tank conditions were poor...I was so amazed that PBT can survived in such condition.my personal experience proved that LS from there are more bullet proof than other...maybe part of evolution thirty > the fittest survive!

yes, ur parameter will be more stable.. I usually let it run under wavemaker for couple of days before WC.. You can do an experiment and be amazed by the differences especially Ph

Yes, they will feed the LS to showcase their health before your purchase. they hv the black powder tang two Weeks ago for $18 ( Indonesia lot )

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If you stay in the west..you can try Jireh. They have reasonably priced soft coral... try starting with mushroom and progress along the way

Try Sealife... They always hv stock for both PBT..their LS are well QT