powder blue tang experiance?

[nanoreefer]

this is my fave tang and i realy whant one, right now i have a hippo and foxface in QT(for some reason hippo hasent goten ick?) and after there in the tank iam thinking of getting one but aside from the fact that they dont seem that hardy i have been reeding they are vary aggersive but i was just wondering if this more to other tangs or other fish? i still whant a CBB and mabie flasher/fairy wrasse and i dont whant them harssed to much

has anyone seen the $40 ones that big als had in? anyone bought any of them? i dont one more than 2"-3" and they seem hard to find at that size

[Chaloupa]

I have a Powder Blue tang. It was in my 150g tank with a Red Sea Sailfin and a Blonde Naso. This tang although entered the tank last, and battled the idea of survival...was the biggest boss but the smallest tang. Mean does not come close to it. It killed a Moorish Idol and a Green Sea Grass Wrasse. It attacked my Leopard Wrasse over and over, it attacked any fish that got in its way and was generally just a jerk. It is also my favorite tang...however I would not own another.

[naesco]

http://wetwebmedia.com/powdbluetg.htm

There ya go Nano. All of your questions answered.

[Trigger Man]

Nice tang but from the list you put up I would let the cbb and flasher/fairy wrasse in first and let them get established. With this tang I would recommend putting it in as your last fish in the tank and probably get one a bit smaller then all the other fish in your tank. The powder blue also has a lower survival rate then many other tangs.

[GreenSpottedPuffer]

What size tank is it going in? That always makes a difference as well.

[pluff]

I have PBT in a 150 gallon FOWLR with a naso and a yellow tang and a foxface pair of clowns and a pink dottyback and coral beauty for all over 2 years now and they all get along very well. good luck,as they are awesome looking tangs.

cheers,

Marcel

[reefy]

i have one 3"(5 months) and is my third one that i've tried hes doing well on my 90g reef, very very agressive and ich magnet fish, he has 1 degree murder on him hehe, he killed my copperband, bellus, and an morish idol yet hes the smallest fish of all of them.

[zazzoo]

i had one before and MAN ... what a BIATCH..... that thing would beat on my blue tang and fight with my clown fishes... had to fish him out ..... there was no way of catching it... trap ... nope.... FISHING ... yes ... :D nice fish but not very nice

[Parker]

Lower then average survival rate. Mine was swimming and eating like a pig then suddenly dead the next day. I'm not sure I would get another one.

[Dobber]

in all my experience with powder blue's they are really gentle and i freshwater dipped mine before i put him in qt and he hasn't ever had ick in my tank. Mind yiou i haven't ever had ick in my tank people think its kind of a miracle.

[Dobber]

I've had mine for a year now. Never had any trouble with him, and hes now about 7"

[naesco]

i have one 3"(5 months) and is my third one that i've tried hes doing well on my 90g reef, very very agressive and ich magnet fish, he has 1 degree murder on him hehe, he killed my copperband, bellus, and an morish idol yet hes the smallest fish of all of them.\\

Thanks reefy for having the courage to post your experience with the powder blue tang but please don/t attempt a 4th try.