HELP!!! PB TANG Question!!

lostintheocean said:
planning on keeping fish for the "short run" is a poor idea at best, what were you going to do in a year trade him for another smaller one to stress out again in a small tank?
get some decent test kits and learn to use them. once you can keep your params stable and in the correct range get an easy fish that is the appropriate size for you tank and take things slow.
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Couldn't have said it better bud.

We're just trying to help you out, please believe that. Well, we're trying to help the fish too.

If you can handle some constructive criticism...

The tank is too small for that fish. Even for only a year. And yes even if it's a small one.

Your tank is too new for this fish.

You are too new to the hobby for this fish, especially being a new hobbyist with a newly set up tank.

As mentioned, get some test kits and learn how to test your parameters. Get them all in check for a few months while you have some easily kept fish in your 75...clowns, chromis, lawnmower blenny...tons of fish will work out better for you than a PBT at THIS juncture. I know it sucks to hear, but this is what's best for your fish. Cus what you're probably going to do is kill this fish and then replace it with another tang as per the lfs. :thumbdown

Oh and don't add any uncured live rock. You'll kill the fish for sure. And I highly doubt the tank had 'too much flow' for the PBT. What kind of powerheads do you have in it and what are the gph ratings? Where are they located and how do you have them directed? There is really no such thing as TOO MUCH FLOW in a reef tank, especially for a PBT. There IS such a thing as 'bad flow' though. Powerheads such as the old Aquaclears that were hundreds of gallons an hour coming out of a pinhole point directly at a coral 3 inches from it would be no good. Pumps like Tunze's and Vortech's take care of this. I have over 30,000 gallons per hour ripping through my 375 and I could add more. It's all in how it's placed.
 
Sort of sounds like an ammonia spike. This tank is only a couple of months old and it may not have stabilized. In any case, the tank is too small and too new for a PBT. Go slower and learn how to manage your tank before trying an "advanced skill fish".
 
snorvich said:
Sort of sounds like an ammonia spike. This tank is only a couple of months old and it may not have stabilized. In any case, the tank is too small and too new for a PBT. Go slower and learn how to manage your tank before trying an "advanced skill fish".
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and which it was, i am new and all but i got a freind that helps me with what fish to get and he helps me. Hes got a 120g and a 25nano and a 180g. the 1st 3 weeks i had the tang he was fine and had no problems.
Thx 4 all the help all but i am going to still keep the fish longer tell my friend can take the tang.:strooper:
 
WHATitDOfishies said:
and which it was, i am new and all but i got a freind that helps me with what fish to get and he helps me. Hes got a 120g and a 25nano and a 180g. the 1st 3 weeks i had the tang he was fine and had no problems.
Thx 4 all the help all but i am going to still keep the fish longer tell my friend can take the tang.:strooper:
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:sad1:
 
you can lead a horse to water...

That being said. OP, did you figure out WHY your PBT was gasping? You will want to know that so you can keep it from reoccurring and perhaps getting worse.

Remember everything everyone posts here is an opinion, but if you read 10 posts, and 8 of them say the same thing, you should consider listening.
 
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WHATitDOfishies said:
and which it was, i am new and all but i got a freind that helps me with what fish to get and he helps me. Hes got a 120g and a 25nano and a 180g. the 1st 3 weeks i had the tang he was fine and had no problems.
Thx 4 all the help all but i am going to still keep the fish longer tell my friend can take the tang.:strooper:
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Ah, your friend helps you? And he advised you to buy a PBT for a brand new tank? And he did not know about testing properly? And he did not recognize an ammonia spike? :idea: :bigeyes:
 
Guys you are wasting your breath. I can tell by his posts, he does not want help, he just wants to stir the pot and you are giving him more ammo. Encouraging someone to continue to post more bad advice for newbs is a bad idea for all of us. Lets move on.
 
michealprater said:
Guys you are wasting your breath. I can tell by his posts, he does not want help, he just wants to stir the pot and you are giving him more ammo. Encouraging someone to continue to post more bad advice for newbs is a bad idea for all of us. Lets move on.
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Nicely put. :lol2:
 
i need the pbt expert is there one out there / not just someone who reads other peoples posts and repeat them i mean someone who has successfully kept them ? i rescued one from petco the other day! he looked really healthy he is in quarantine 60gl with a 265 gl waiting for him. my concern is that he is not getting too agressive with the nori like the rest of my tangs do in another tank water parameters are good . just looking for ideas to get him chomping .

he is picking at the lr and the side of the tank like crazy i have red and green ocean nutrition under rocks tried few different ways .

he picks the damn rocks and really doesn't pick the seaweed it is driving me insane!!!

i am pretty in the know with the tangs but this guy as stated everywhere is a challenge!

i am hoping the picking at rocks is a good sign he will pick up on the great nori i am providing him

any input greatly appreciated !and sorry for partial book but i am really stressing this one !!
 
goose777 said:
i need the pbt expert is there one out there / not just someone who reads other peoples posts and repeat them i mean someone who has successfully kept them ? i rescued one from petco the other day! he looked really healthy he is in quarantine 60gl with a 265 gl waiting for him. my concern is that he is not getting too agressive with the nori like the rest of my tangs do in another tank water parameters are good . just looking for ideas to get him chomping .

he is picking at the lr and the side of the tank like crazy i have red and green ocean nutrition under rocks tried few different ways .

he picks the damn rocks and really doesn't pick the seaweed it is driving me insane!!!

i am pretty in the know with the tangs but this guy as stated everywhere is a challenge!

i am hoping the picking at rocks is a good sign he will pick up on the great nori i am providing him

any input greatly appreciated !and sorry for partial book but i am really stressing this one !!
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Try posting in the PBT stickie. Lots of folks read and help in that thread. :clown:
 
Generally the sticky threads are frequented by passionate keepers of that type of fish (I watch the leopard wrasse sticky, as an example) so there is generally greater expertise focused on those threads.
 
Well thxs all. i just wanted help and it turned around to tang basic keeping. ANd yea maybe 2 mouths but yea thats a win for me. i mean a newb keeping a PBT for 2 mounths is longer then some of the "pros" at keeping fish. Lol.
 
snorvich said:
Generally the sticky threads are frequented by passionate keepers of that type of fish (I watch the leopard wrasse sticky, as an example) so there is generally greater expertise focused on those threads.
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***? What "pro" was not able to keep a pbt for 2 months. At this point you are a detriment to aquarium knowledge. Thanks for spreading your cancer, mr vick
 
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