Powder blues at J&L

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and how can they prove that the fish are cyanide free when MAC doesent test for cyanide at this time?

Steve[/quote]

All MAC certified fish are not cyanid caught.
Random cyanide testing will ensure that no one on the chain cheats.
MAC may have reinstituted the tests already. We will find out tonight.

I tried a powder blue a couple of times. The fish up an died witin 9 months for no apparent reason. I thought it was me until I read on reefcentral and reefs org posts by experienced reefers with the same results. Some LFS posted that they no longer sell them for the same reason.
"I have a sick powder blue tang" is the most common sick fish post that I have observed on those boards as well.
Having said that some reefers have kept them alive for some time