Powder brown/black surgeon

[VANAN]

I had this surgeon fish for abt two and half yrs in my old fowlr tank (4ft)...

anybody had luck with this beautiful fish... very demanding fish though... I lost it to ich last yr may. Its related to the powder blue.... i might wanna buy this again but I do not know if it does well in captivity...

My heart broke when i saw this fellow dying...my favourite fish...i think it was my rise in nitrate levels....

anyway, would like to hear from ppl here abt their experience with this fish

[Morgan]

I have 1 currently in my 6' tank. I have it for about 1 yr. It haressed my powder blue until the poor fish got ich and died.

[VANAN]

wow...6ft...

even in my 4 footer i dun think it had all the space it needed... I love to see it dashing from one corner to the other chasing fishes along its path.

It would definitely look better in a 6 or 8 footer.... I lost mine to ich...tangs are so easily lost to ich especially the powder family.I really miss that guy.... he was the second longest fish i had kept other than my 4in tomato clown which i had from one and half inch.

I would love to see your tank one day Morgan and to see that little beauty inside....

anybody else with experience with the Powders'

[ong]

I got 4 tangs in my 4ft (1x PB, 1xBrown, 1xsurgeon & 1 yellow). Power Blue (PB) are very easy to ich. Mine, I treat them with galic food and will be better if you can to install a UV to keep PB or Surgeon. They are with me not long, around > 6mth but all very heathy.

[Phang]

Are you guys refering to the Black Tang that you guys seen during your visit to coral farm????

[VANAN]

Nope we are not refering to that.... Powder brown is a relative of the powder blue..... looks almost alike but brown ofcos..

this is a powder brown tang... althogh the pic isn't really that good...took it from FFE.

[VANAN]

This is a powder blue.....