PBT hiding =(

[jem]

i recently bought my powder blue tang from reborn..when i first introduce it to my tank, it went to hiden behind the live rocks...it has not been eating for 2 days now...i tried all sorts of methods eg. lettuce,dried seaweed(nori),pellets.Will try the brine shrimp method tonight and see if there is any improvement...

[veliferium]

so wad help do u need??

[jem]

how to seek it out..dun wan it to keep hiding lei..any method to make it "lively" again?...i bought it from reborn still very lively...swimming ard..water parameters oso good...dunno how to lure it to eat..

[PBT]

bro give it a few days for it to come out..n try red bamboo algae see whether it eats...

[veliferium]

try feeding it cyclopeeze

[Copperband]

bro... as i say....... dont worry.. give it a few days.......

[hotlemond]

go buy some red bamboo algae to start it eating. I am rather worried for its stomach than its shyness.

[terryansimon]

do you have any other fishes in there that are boisterous?

and yes, do try the red bamboo algae. I managed to lure all my shy tangs out to eat with the bamboo. (=

[jem]

hmm...where to get the red bamboo algae?...im not impatient to get it feeding..just that it been 2 days+ and not eating..worried for its health..

[hotlemond]

hmm...where to get the red bamboo algae?...im not impatient to get it feeding..just that it been 2 days+ and not eating..worried for its health..

the same place you got the fish. PBT has been known to perish mostly due to malnutrition. Before it even reach your pet store it has been alreday starved for days. PBT are some of the surgeons you would wan to provide food for them to gaze all day long cos that's wat they do in the wild.

[jem]

wow..haha..far leh..hmmm..got any other shop nearer to west selling it?

[terryansimon]

nearer to the west? try coralfarm. sure have.

wait. is coral farm still around? a bit rusty with shops and its operational status.

[AquaRa]

the same place you got the fish. PBT has been known to perish mostly due to malnutrition. Before it even reach your pet store it has been alreday starved for days. PBT are some of the surgeons you would wan to provide food for them to gaze all day long cos that's wat they do in the wild.

what the hell? gaze all day?

[prec]

dont worry.. my YT hid for 3weeks without eating.. now eating like pig liaoz

[hotlemond]

here's an article on PBT

http://www.wetwebmedia.com/powdbluetg.htm

[jem]

PBT died this morning...its death was a valuable loss to me rest in peace my friend

[RockLobster]

PBT died this morning...its death was a valuable loss to me rest in peace my friend

Not sure if this helps you feel any better but I just feel like sharing my exp with PBT.

I think sometimes when we buy fishes we have to be very careful, but luck still plays an important part.

I bought a PBT from Reborn last tuesday. I saw them arrive the previous friday, but knowing that PBT are not very 'hardy'. I waited afew days for nature to take its course.

I was reluctant to get PBT coz when I started marine; I got a PBT from a shop only for it to develop 'white spots' on the body on the second day and died on the third. I went back to the shop and found all the PBT in the tank have white spots.

Maybe your PBT was not well when you bought it. Plus the fact of new tank environment may have stressed it. Don't feel too bad about it. Live and learn.

Peace

[uyopong]

I bought a PBT too at Reborn last week or so.Maybe im still lucky that it still survive.i introduced the PBT and was harrassed by BT,sailfain and scopa for 2 days and im glad that all is ok now.Red bamboo definitely help.It do have whitespots too.garlic helps on that.