Question- Multiple PBT

[montepora]

Do any of the large tank owners out there have multiple powder blue tangs in their system? How big is your system? I would love to know. Thanks.

 

[bullitr]

It will depends on the fish
I keep a multiple purple tang before without problem for years
Now my yellow tang kills my other yellow and bullying my purple tang.

It's too risky IMO
HTH

 

[mm949]

i had 5 for about 2 weeks

 

[Gill_bucket]

i had 5 for about 2 weeks

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[montepora]

i had 5 for about 2 weeks

With 1300g, you are close to 6x larger than what I have, what happened?

 

[bullitr]

I am sure it's not pretty!
Ching chai have a couple of Achilles in his tank but he has 1200 gallon tank.

 

[geaux xman]

anyone run into eating problems treating their PBT with cupramine?

i have a 4.5" PBT that would eat nonstop, but quit when i dose cupramine. at .125ppm(1/2 of .25ppm dose), it didnt bother it. but at .25ppm, he quit eating. maybe he will do better tomm, but this is my 2nd PBT that goes on hunger strike when i dose cupramine.

no visible ich. its just prophylactic treatment before hitting my DT. i've had the PBT for 2 weeks now.

 

[Wrench]

anyone run into eating problems treating their PBT with cupramine?

i have a 4.5" PBT that would eat nonstop, but quit when i dose cupramine. at .125ppm(1/2 of .25ppm dose), it didnt bother it. but at .25ppm, he quit eating. maybe he will do better tomm, but this is my 2nd PBT that goes on hunger strike when i dose cupramine.

no visible ich. its just prophylactic treatment before hitting my DT. i've had the PBT for 2 weeks now.

I have a PBT that just came out of QT and was treated with Cu at a level of .35 ppm for two weeks. It's appetite did slow down, but it didn't cease to eat. I wouldn't be too concerned unless it goes for more than a week without eating.

Have you tried different foods? During treatment, mine would ONLY eat San Fransisco Bay frozen brine. The day I put the fish into the display it ate everything.

 

[geaux xman]

my PBT was eating some of that S.F frozen brine+ some of the other S.F frozens, ON reef flakes prior to copper, +occasional ON pellet.

now he is eating small amounts of nori rubberband to a rock.

 

[Wrench]

If its picking at the nori, don't be concerned. If something was wrong it wouldn't eat at all. IME cupramine will affect their appetite which is why I liketo get them nice and fat in QT before starting any medication.

 

[geaux xman]

got thru the cupramine treatment. mine is doing great in the DT now.

anyone tried 2-3 PBT's? i know about all the body, shape, color deal, just wondering if anyone tried it?

 

[polywise]

I saw 2 in a 600 display, and all I can say is the chase was on. I am sure on will get killed...