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I personally feel that blue tang is more easiler to keep than PBT... jus that they are a bit blur lor...I got two before all die becoz of other reason not ich... once it got near my carpet anenome and kanna stung and die... another one die due to tank crash... But thay are more hardy den PBT IMO...

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Most tangs are quite hard to keep except for a few. Like yellow tangs. I am keeping a powder blue (almost 5mths old liaoz, and my first one) and 2 yellow tangs.

They are easily stress and very prone to marine ich. They have to be carefully accimilated to a tank after you bring them home from LFS to get them use to the new enviroment and water. Have to keep the water qaulity good and temp constant. My got marine ich when my fan broke down and the temp went above 30 deg. (b4 I got the chiller). Wah gave me hell. Catch it, put it in hospital tank and copper treatment. Put back then 2 weeks later got ich again. My two YT also ganna. Both YT have recovered

This time left it in tank (dont wanna stress it anymore) and patiently feed garlic and got a UV sterilizer to control floating parasite. Have since removed the UV. He is still recovering with a few spot on the fins now. But very healthy otherwise and feeding alot.

Think twice before trying a tang. need good water quality, constant temperature (preferred) and patience. Especially the Blue tang, the king of itch. The powder blue is hard to accimilate to new tank but once establish, relatively hardy. But if you want other tangs in your tank, put the powder blue last or he will go after all the other tangs (most likely the new tangs wont survive as will be very stress, new tank and ganna wallop by PB) But it's a very beautiful fish and look great in a reef tank. A must have I would say

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that what i was thinking... feed garlic guard everyday when it is inside the basket... when it will eat ur food everyday...

maybe will work...

Hey feeding garlic solution is not a solution.... YOyu need to get the fish to eatvegetable stuff or in long run your PBT will still be a gonna



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Most tangs are quite hard to keep except for a few. Like yellow tangs. I am keeping a powder blue (almost 5mths old liaoz, and my first one) and 2 yellow tangs.

They are easily stress and very prone to marine ich. They have to be carefully accimilated to a tank after you bring them home from LFS to get them use to the new enviroment and water. Have to keep the water qaulity good and temp constant. My got marine ich when my fan broke down and the temp went above 30 deg. (b4 I got the chiller). Wah gave me hell. Catch it, put it in hospital tank and copper treatment. Put back then 2 weeks later got ich again. My two YT also ganna. Both YT have recovered

This time left it in tank (dont wanna stress it anymore) and patiently feed garlic and got a UV sterilizer to control floating parasite. Have since removed the UV. He is still recovering with a few spot on the fins now. But very healthy otherwise and feeding alot.

Think twice before trying a tang. need good water quality, constant temperature (preferred) and patience. Especially the Blue tang, the king of itch. The powder blue is hard to accimilate to new tank but once establish, relatively hardy. But if you want other tangs in your tank, put the powder blue last or he will go after all the other tangs (most likely the new tangs wont survive as will be very stress, new tank and ganna wallop by PB) But it's a very beautiful fish and look great in a reef tank. A must have I would say

Yes but even though blue tang is prone to ich, I would say it chance of surviving ich and recovering from them is so much higher.



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i was thinking of getting 1 powder blue tang...

put in a basket first.. let it get use to the surrounding.. feed inside the basket...

after 2 weeks remove the basket..

:lol: IMO , Keep the fish in the basket until they start eating than put it into the main tank.... this a good idel...... :lol:

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I am a tang lover. Hv a purple tang n a sailfin. Just a word of caution, the sailfin grows very very fast. Give them garlic with their food pellets to keep ich at bay. So far no prob.

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Chiller : Starmax Compressor 1 HP Drop coil
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