Powder blue tang

Yeah I don't think a PBT will work. Tangs get aggressive with other tangs. Your current tangs maybe a reason it's getting ich and dying. If u want to keep the PBT alive you would have to reduce your Tang population.
 
rookie2reef said:
Wow that's first time my tank was called tiny lol and I only tried twice within 4-5 years been in hobby,not like I'm just buying fish all the time and letting them die, one was actually giving to me he was in bad shape tried to save him
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I kept a yellow hippo and kole and a chevron for 2 years.

It can be done. :). Keep hope alive


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rookie2reef said:
Wow that's first time my tank was called tiny lol and I only tried twice within 4-5 years been in hobby,not like I'm just buying fish all the time and letting them die, one was actually giving to me he was in bad shape tried to save him
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A 120 is a nice size tank, but when you put that many tangs in that size tank, it becomes small and that's when aggression and stress takes over.
 
There are a few factors that take account into fish aggression. Tank size is just one of the factors you need to consider , age of fish , order you put them in , type of fish , feeding , rock layout. These are the ones we know of now. Who knows in 10 years the experts might be giving us something else. Too many people on here want to just throw blanket opinions and have them as facts. There are opinions and there are facts

Opinion 4 tangs can't live in a 120

Fact all tangs have gills


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I've found that my PB did better with lots of flow. It's one way to give their muscles some exercise.
 
I have had a PBT in my 120 long since early February and no problems. I only have 2 clowns,1 firefish, 1 radiant wrasse, 1 cleaner wrasse and a dottyback. Zero problems. No bullying. In fact the clowns and cleaner eat nori with the tang.
I ran him through TTM and a 4 week QT afterwards before the DT.


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rookie2reef said:
Wow that's first time my tank was called tiny lol and I only tried twice within 4-5 years been in hobby,not like I'm just buying fish all the time and letting them die, one was actually giving to me he was in bad shape tried to save him
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Tbf mate, you did state 'I been trying to put one in' rather than explaining that you've tried one every 2.5 years!

But, bottom line is that you have too many tangs in a 120... I have a 320g and have 3 tangs atm, yellow, regal, orange shoulder. I'll be adding a Sailfin and an Achilles, but that's it...

If you have ich in the tank too (which you do, symptoms or not) the stress levels on the tangs make it inevitable they will die sooner or later...

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Gweeds said:
Alternatively run a resistant / immune system, but that is not easy and turns accepted reefing practice on its head...
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I think more are running their tanks this way than they realize. Takes a 'canary' to clearly illustrate. In my case, the canary is an Achilles, but a powder blue or brown works just as well :lol: I condition new tangs in QT, and upon introduction to the main display, they do show some initial spots, but those typically go away in a week or so and never return.
 
ca1ore said:
I think more are running their tanks this way than they realize. Takes a 'canary' to clearly illustrate. In my case, the canary is an Achilles, but a powder blue or brown works just as well :lol: I condition new tangs in QT, and upon introduction to the main display, they do show some initial spots, but those typically go away in a week or so and never return.
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My hippo is the fish that tends to get spots here and there. No other fish gets them. But only a few spots here and there. I know I need to do water change and feed selcon for a week and it's good. Been running this way for 3 years


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I had a 90 gallon with a powder blue, naso and a yellow. Copperband 2 clowns and a 6line. I had them all from quarter size and the pbt was last to go in. Had 2 mp40 for flow and a way oversized skimmer. They were with me for 4 years then sold them when I broke down the tank 3 years ago. They are still huge healthy fish living for 7+years now. It can be done, but I think I got really healthy fish. I went thru ick and black ick but feed well with garlic and they should survive.

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rookie2reef said:
I seen couple tanks successful with lots of tangs that's why I posted up thread to see different opinions
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I think you will find that those successful longer-term with many tangs are running massive systems. I'd view folks claiming success in smaller systems with a great deal of skepticism.
 
I have these tangs in my 320, Yellow, Purple, Chevron, Powder Blue and Fox face Lo, all was obtained when they were small and have been together for 5+ years. This is too many tangs in my 320. This last week, the Purple started to pick in the Yellow. He keep the Yellow tang in the rock work. This is after 5 years.
I will need to trap the Purple tang, or the Yellow out this weekend, and trade him in. All are very healthy, no disease. I have not have a fish died in many years.

I agree that the reason you cannot keep one alive in your tank is because there are too many tangs in your 120 gal tank.
 
Ok will not be adding pbt and gonna try and catch one of the hippo, but I would think even in the Ocean which is huge that these fish still fight
 
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