7 Day Purple Tang

[LiveRock]

Bought a PT from SeaLife last Wednesday.

It was healthy and eating. In fact, after acclimatisation, the PT immediately start eating and is quite active. It even glazed on my nuisance algae.

It's colour became brighter and colourful, all signs of good health.

Then, yesterday, it started to hide in cave and refused to feed. And this morning, it went back to meet the heavenly father.

I was quite disappointed, and I wonder what happened! All the other fishes and corals are ok. What caused this tragedy?

Is this normal for purple tang? My friend told me that the fish was probably been supported by the medicinal water in the LFS and when it arrived in my aquarium, the medicinal effects were wearing off and finally, the fish gave way.

Can such things be true?

[dodo]

Dear LiveRock,

I am very sad that such a thing happen. Bot a Purple Tang from SL too, tat was 2 yrs back.

It went thru' quite an adventure wif me...it is my 1st batch of fishes that I bot and went from my old 4ft tank to my current 3ft tank...went thru turbulance in my 3ft tank becos of my lack of knowledge...it is still rite here today. it is one of my favourite fish together wif my PBT & Majestic.

LFS i believe they introduced some copper supplement into their tank in order to enhance their survival in their tank. The fact tat it is feeding properly and colour are enchanced(in your tank), it shows tat the health of your beloved PT is fine

The cause of it's death probably due to intimation by other fishes inside your tank? Do you have a yellow Tang or Tang of the same species? According to wat i know, Tang of the same species will fight agst each other for territorial rites

To console you, I went to Hawaii, they have 2 newly arrived PT. Hopefully they can substitute the one tat you have lost tis morning

[LiveRock]

Hi dodo

Such a loverly purple tang you have!

Abt mine, I didn't have any other tang, it is my very first tang in my tank.

Well... now it is gone, I'm thinking twice before I look for another one.... and it is not cheap....

Thanks, dodo.

[Phang]

Does reef size affect or stress Tangs????

From what I last heard, Liverock, you have a 1 footer......

[dodo]

I'm thinking twice before I look for another one.... and it is not cheap....

btw...how much SL sell it for? Hawaii selling reasonable price

if u have a 1feet tank?i suggest you dun try to rear Tangs, Tangs need alot of swimming space and grows well

[hotsoup]

Agree with DoDo, at least 4 ft tank for tangs or less fish in smaller tank

[dodo]

3ft enuf lar...wif ample swimming place

dun like tat leh...mine in a 3ft leh (jus joking)

[souphamster]

How much isit the normal price for tang??? curious

[junlover]

i bought a blue tang at 15 bucks at chua chu kang,e wat wat farm i forgot

the plc where got sell birds,dogs,koi and other pets wan

[junlover]

i bought a blue tang at 15 bucks at chua chu kang,e wat wat farm i forgot

the plc where got sell birds,dogs,koi and other pets wan

[fisher]

anyone know where to get yellow tang??

[souphamster]

yep! i am also looking for yellow tang, isit look like that?actually, tang n surgeon look abit the same rite? how to tell huh?

Yellow Tang

[hotsoup]

there is yellow tang provided the stock is coming fr U.S

[augustine]

For those interested. Yellow Tang, Kole Tang and the one and only Achilles Tang currently available in Singapore, has landed at Kranji (Neo Tiew Cres) yesterday.

Ps. Nobody else have stock on the above mentioned Tangs in Sin besides them. I've been round amost every where hunting for tangs.

[Kiong]

I think I saw quite a lot of Yellow Tangs at Pacific Marine about 3 weeks ago (maybe that's long enuf to become history), but I dunno now still got or not or are they for sale cos they are placed at the highest tanks.

[LiveRock]

I paid nearly $50 for the PT. On the high side, I think.

I bought a small speciment and intent to give it away when it outgrow my tank. I was very very very happy when it cleared my nuisance algae; brown, green, hair, everything it also wallop... but now its gone, gone, gone....

[fantom]

I just bought a yellow tang from Ocean Planet this afternoon. It's in Oxford Road. Think there are about 15 of them left - mostly small ones.

[Limpc]

How much u paid for the yellow tang ?

Limpc

[mv3i]

sorry to hear about your PT ... think they are really an asset to the tank ... cos they are really hardy and takes to most food ... and of course fanastic colours !!

i had mine for like 3 months liao and colours seems to be really waesome now ...

[Tanzy]

Not to mention super aggressive! My clowns have lots of scars to prove it.

[hotsoup]

Stock came in yesterday @ Reborn.

[Limpc]

got cleaner shrimp ?

Limpc

[mv3i]

yah , my clown kena whack for a few days but survive the ordeal and now they know their own territory and also have given up the idea of adding a yellow tang to the tank cos it will coz a major war in the tank again and might cos some death .... ....