Thinking of getting a powderblue

[charliethetuna88]

I have been thinking about getting a powder blue tang for a while now ,are there any areas that a powder blue is collected that are better than others ,do certain areas give better coloring than others for this fish ?I have read that the Maldives have the nicer powder blues..he will be q/t for months before I even think about putting him in my 400 gallon .I've learnt my lesson. With the Achilles tang ...in the tank now.i have
Hippo
Kole
Yellow
Purple
Scopes
The powder blue will be my last one

 

[265]

Yes Maldives is excellent but as u know they are ick magnets. But are great looking fish.

 

[charliethetuna88]

I see know there ill magnets so I will see be qt

 

[ourcoralreef]

Personally i think its a beautiful fish but a total bully, not worth the drama in the tank, there are lots of people that have them but in my experience not worth the drama

 

[charliethetuna88]

I'm thinking get a small one .all my tangs now are about 6 inches

 

[ourcoralreef]

Then he might get sick
from stress
I don?t want to sound like a downer but this fish in my opinion is just not worth it

 

[charliethetuna88]

I hear u man .see can cause some problems .I had an Achilles that was great then got full off sick and took a few fish with him ...thats y I haven't bought another one .but the one mistake I did do was not q/t ing him .so maybe if I q/t and treat with copper..i would may have had a better result

 

[265]

I hear u man .see can cause some problems .I had an Achilles that was great then got full off sick and took a few fish with him ...thats y I haven't bought another one .but the one mistake I did do was not q/t ing him .so maybe if I q/t and treat with copper..i would may have had a better result

Doesn't matter on the qt cause when he gets stressed it all comes out. Imo. Qt is great then he's all clean and now to population and BAM.

 

[marrone]

I hear u man .see can cause some problems .I had an Achilles that was great then got full off sick and took a few fish with him ...thats y I haven't bought another one .but the one mistake I did do was not q/t ing him .so maybe if I q/t and treat with copper..i would may have had a better result

If you're going to treat him I would treat with Hypo instead of copper, as PBT don't seem to do well with copper.

 

[heuerfan]

Doesn't matter on the qt cause when he gets stressed it all comes out. Imo. Qt is great then he's all clean and now to population and BAM.

That would mean the population wasn't clean....

All fish even tangs can be 100% ich free if treated properly.

Powder blue is my favorite tang and can get aggressive but that is the nature of most tangs in the confines of an aquarium. I've treated a few powder blues with cupramine and they do very well.

my 2 cents.

 

[heuerfan]

I think its also important to note that your tank can be 100% disease free, but all it takes is one drop of water to infect your tank.

I once got some cheato from someone and a few days after my tank had an ich out break. Its easy to blame the fish but ich can come from anywhere.

Good luck....

 

[MIKE NY]

Charlie you know I had mine for 17 years and all good advise given, but IMO in larger tanks it?s not as aggressive. That said a QT is a must and it being the last tang is also helpful, but I would get one about the same size as the others because they would be the bullies until it?s acclimated. A large acclimation box would help. I use a large critter box for larger fish.....and yes the Maldives are more vibrant. GL


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[charliethetuna88]

Thanks Mike I do remember urs ..when u seen a nice powder blue or Achilles man they look awsome ..i was thinking about the Achilles also but I've had bad luck with them

 

[Reef lover24]

in all honesty I'm a fan of the powder browns over the powder blue but is a beautiful looking fish.

 

[Juano908]

PB Tang is one of my favorite fish, here is mine, no complaints so far.



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[Marek-S]

You go get him Charlie
Awesome fish

 

[Silkyslim]

Pbt are bullies through and through. If your tank is large enough aggression can be limited


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[homegrowncichlid]

you guys comparing a power blue's temperament to an zebrasoma? put the 2 in a ring, whos going to win? what about the clown tang, that guys a bully. Well, maybe bully isn't the right word, aggressive feeder.

 

[piranhapat]

Just saw 6 3" power blues tangs at Gills. They just came in and looked super. I almost picked one up.

 

[charliethetuna88]

Yeah that's a ride for me man thanks for the heads up