how to school PBT?!?

[PerculaClownfish]

Hi fellow reefers, i am really trying to find out how to school PBT....Well, i prob will keep them in a 4 by 2 by 2.5..??

[blueheaven]

So far I've only heard of yellow tang schooling but never heard of PBT schooling.

I think the tank size you mentioned might be too small as the smallest I've seen with a school of 4 YTs is a 6 footer tank

[PerculaClownfish]

err i would like to have to the max abt 3-5 PBT in the school..

[blueheaven]

I don't think they school (you might want to check on that)

Even getting YT to school is quite difficult as I read an article in FAMA that documents YT schooling and they found that they would eventually attack each other

[PerculaClownfish]

think must go check already cause in the wild the are very socialable and usually in groups..

[blueheaven]

Keep us updated ya?

I'm interested to know too

[PerculaClownfish]

My WebpageSee what they say..Dun think it is much ...

[blueheaven]

The website said they form schools to invate territories but I think in captive, they would very rarely exhibit this trait

[patrick123]

A school of PBT is indeed a sight to behold. But I don't think you going to be successful in a confined space of a small aquarium. On the other hand, a public aquarium of 20,000gal is a different story.

[Panzz]

yes somehow in a tank, even the more then willing to school chromis will still spread through the tank and not exibit their schooling behaviour.(not to mention tangs) this is most likely because they must have felt that they are safe in the tank as it is small enough to see each other too and have not seen any predator. fishes school usually because they will be safer in larger groups then singly and not to mention getting more food like huting together. then again, in a tank not so many of us will provide a predator for your fishes just to get them to school(no offence to frogfish lovers) unless you are keeping predators of cos and has no choice but to put in their natural food.

[PerculaClownfish]

hmm seems to be too difficult huh..

[PerculaClownfish]

Well, i will try to read up more and see if it can be done!!but for now i dun think it is even 50/50..

[blueheaven]

Yeah I thought so too

PBT are considered as one of the more aggresive tangs so I guess it would not get along with anything

[PerculaClownfish]

well mine now does get along with my sailfin tang....however, i think that schooling them would be a problem...

[mUAr_cHEe]

err i would like to have to the max abt 3-5 PBT in the school..

Thats more of a gang.

At least 10?

[blueheaven]

10 PBT? Don't think even Underwater World has that many

[mUAr_cHEe]

10 PBT? Don't think even Underwater World has that many

ok. So I am wrong again.

[PerculaClownfish]

I think underwater world has as much as what Muar Chee said..Maybe even more...I really can remember their tube tank from the first floor to the second filled with blue,yellow and PB tang!!

[mUAr_cHEe]

No lah, no lah. I am wrong. Blueheaven is much more knowledgable than me.

He knows all the scientific name and all.

Even as an ex-SPS keeper, I do not know know most of the SPS names. I just buy whatever colour i find pretty. As SPS more or less have the same requirements; high-flow, low NO3, deep pockets, too much time and no life.

"OOOOHHHH!!! PINK!!!!!!!"

[PerculaClownfish]

Wow, how am i suppose to replie on that...

[PerculaClownfish]

well, guess that i still can't get to school one of the most beautiful fishes huh...So Sad, and tooo bad also la...Well than just gotta stick with seeing one in my main tank!

Oh ya.. my PBT is soo out off this world!!It nearly killed my Herald's angel!!It just went scratch,scratch,scratch and make a few lines and nip, nip, nip and created a few hole and also "trimmed" my herald's angel tail!!

[loowk]

well you could add a clown tang My clown tang is trimming the tail fins of all the fishes in my tank eventhough its the smallest sized tang in there....AND from what i read, its behaviour would get worse as it gets bigger

[PerculaClownfish]

Omg,irritating ah!!NOw my herald's phobia the PBT

[PerculaClownfish]

Nice pic of a school of PBT

[PerculaClownfish]

Wah If only i could have it like that!!