SRC Member sjsheng Posted December 5, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 powder blue tang izzit easy to keep??? beside problem with ich.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 No.... mine gone after two weeks... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sjsheng Posted December 5, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 does it gone cause not eating.. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 No.. it was eating perfectly fine... dunno wat happen black speck appeared on its body two days ago and was gone yesterday... haiz... nice fishes are difficult to keep... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sjsheng Posted December 5, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 wondering how people keep those nice fish... depend on ur luck i have bought 3 blue tang b4.. all die... i also dunno why... same setup as people.. same water parameter but mine gone.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 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... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sjsheng Posted December 5, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 sometime it depend on luck i would say... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Ya... i think so too... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tanggy Posted December 5, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Sorry hijack abit... Is yellow eye kole compatible with Sailfin.. saw some at CF... thinking of getting them... is it easy to keep... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member planetg Posted December 5, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 yellow eyed kole tang is a good tang to have. had mine for almost a year. doesn't grow too big but it poos a lot! one of the lesser profile fish but nevertheless a character itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Any pix to see... thkz Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sjsheng Posted December 5, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 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.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryz_ Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 perhaps will work... getting it to eat is not difficult.. the difficult part is getting it immune from all those diseases... Quote Member of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member sjsheng Posted December 5, 2003 Author SRC Member Share Posted December 5, 2003 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispar_Anthias Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Regal Posted December 6, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2003 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.. IMO , Keep the fish in the basket until they start eating than put it into the main tank.... this a good idel...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Regal Posted December 6, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2003 Always want to try to keep PBT , but known that the difficulte tang to keep. May be will try is method..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwilly Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 Tangs need the vege nutrients, or they will develop some illness (eg lateral head erosion or sometik..) colour will also fade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Tanggy Posted December 6, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2003 what kind of vege? i feeding brine shrip n algae on clips. but on thing, really shit a lot!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Dazza Posted December 6, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2003 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. Quote Main Tank : 48 inch by 36 inch by 28 inch (2 sides starphire glass)Sump Tank :Return Pump :Chiller : Starmax Compressor 1 HP Drop coilChiller Return Pump Protein Skimmer :Wave Maker :Fluidised Reactor : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member aStRoBo| Posted December 6, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2003 sorry ppl..heard u all mention garlic..food for fishes? where to get it? Quote Everything's sold. Back in 2yrs time. If it's a WRX, it gotta be STI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryansimon Posted December 6, 2003 Share Posted December 6, 2003 can get them in bottled form. its just the garlic juice. I recall seeing Garlic Guard by SeaChem I think...at Petmart. forgot the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member aStRoBo| Posted December 6, 2003 SRC Member Share Posted December 6, 2003 can get them in bottled form. its just the garlic juice. I recall seeing Garlic Guard by SeaChem I think...at Petmart. forgot the price. thnks for enlightening! Quote Everything's sold. Back in 2yrs time. If it's a WRX, it gotta be STI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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