Trouble finding decent powder blue tang locally
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8906726#post8906726 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Unarce
The price tag for the hybrid is at the top of the tank, not at the bottom with all the other ones. You'd like it, Tom. Gorgeous specimen. Worth the short drive, I'd say
If our tank was already up and stable I would be up there tomorrow (or possibly even tonight), but I need to be patient. The last thing those fish need is additional stress
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8907184#post8907184 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sparkss
If our tank was already up and stable I would be up there tomorrow (or possibly even tonight), but I need to be patient. The last thing those fish need is additional stress
Agree 100%. I waited almost a year to consider a PBT, after making sure all my fish in the tank were ich free for a long time.
The hybrids will be back and if any of us see them will give you a headsup. Who knows if by then I have a good camera may even let you have a WYSIWYB moment
we are tying our new tank into our existing shared sump, fuge and prop tank (all over 2 yrs old, depending on how you look at it). So it won't be/take long to get it stable (I hope). The 380g will be replacing our 92g corner bowfront. The 380g is alrady full of SW and sand w/ about a hundred punds of LR that has been cooking in a dark part of our sump for the last 6 months+ and a couple of pounds of live sand from our sand bed, to help seed the microfauna. But we are waiting on the new skimmer to be done, and a few other odds and ends. I may finish connecting the tanks this weekend and get the shared, aged, water flowing through it all. I just haven't made my mind up yet .
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yoboyjdizz
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If i were you i would first try to boost its immune system by soaking your foods in a selcon, vita-chem and garlic extreme mix.. If its eating thats a good sign and feed alot of greens and eventually it will fight it off on its own soon. If this dosent work you can do the hypo treatment. I only fear that catching it and moving it into hypo might stress it out more. Most times ich is only a mild case and a fish can easily fight it off. I would feed often as well 2-3times a day.
here is a good link if you do decide to the hypo treatment: http://www.petsforum.com/personal/trevor-jones/hyposalinity.html
here is a good link if you do decide to the hypo treatment: http://www.petsforum.com/personal/trevor-jones/hyposalinity.html
new picts of our new tank ? hehehe, me either
I will update the build thread this weekend. I just went downstairs and the water was almost crystal clear, and all I have on it is a Fluval 404 with some filter floss, GAC and PhosAR in it and a Remora HOB skimmer propped up in the tank, wet skimming (and actually pulling out tea colored skimmate.. go figure). Once the lighting rack goes up this weekend I will be taking new pictures and updating that thread
I will update the build thread this weekend. I just went downstairs and the water was almost crystal clear, and all I have on it is a Fluval 404 with some filter floss, GAC and PhosAR in it and a Remora HOB skimmer propped up in the tank, wet skimming (and actually pulling out tea colored skimmate.. go figure). Once the lighting rack goes up this weekend I will be taking new pictures and updating that thread
kdblove_99
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I tried the hyposalinity and also soaked seaweed in garlic extreme and unfortunitly it still died. They just are so bad at getting ich.
Went to a fellow board members house to buy some corals. He has a PBT and it also had ich.
They are a beautiful fish one of my favorites. but for me they have been a waste of money.
Good luck.
I hope he survives!!
Went to a fellow board members house to buy some corals. He has a PBT and it also had ich.
They are a beautiful fish one of my favorites. but for me they have been a waste of money.
Good luck.
I hope he survives!!
Finally decided to do a whole tank hypo just trying to save my PBT, what can I say he has touched my heart I am just not going to let him go without a fight, what a fighter he is, kept eating during the past month while being attacked by ich continuously.
I am happy to see five days into hypo he is looking much better, my fingers crossed. Thanks for all the help.
I am happy to see five days into hypo he is looking much better, my fingers crossed. Thanks for all the help.
yoboyjdizz
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looks good! good luck!
IMHO it's highly unlikely you'll ever be able to get a pair of adult Powder Browns to happily co-exist in a tank that small. The Steinhart's main tank volume is somewhere around 15,000 gallons. Quite a bit more room, and they use every inch of that tank when they're not happy with each other! There are 3 powder browns (A. japonicus) in there, and one Powder Blue. 2 of the Powder Browns consistently do the little dance you're talking about. It's amazing to watch. I don't know that they spawn afterwards but I wouldn't be surprised.
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8896307#post8896307 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Sparkss
You take any pictures while you were there Karl ?!?!
How much were they asking for the hybrid ?
Just thought to link this picture at Live Aquaria of a hybrid PBT if you are still interested, I saw your tank is looking better everyday.
The hybrids I saw twice at Exotic had darker blue bodies, but this guy at Live Aquaria was obviously in stress when the picture was taken as evident by the vertical markings on the body. And the picture may be taken off once the fish is sold.
In comparison to the PBT I have, IMHO I still like a PBT more, provided the PBT is a very colorful specimen. A PBT has more brilliant yellow fin and white markings behind and under the face (not very clear in my photo due to low lighting and cheap camera), which makes it more interesting. It is true though a hybrid has more consistent deep blue body that does not fade in and out due to mood swing.
Of course the hybrids usually cost twice as much.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9208348#post9208348 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jacmyoung
Just thought to link this picture at Live Aquaria of a hybrid PBT if you are still interested, I saw your tank is looking better everyday.
The hybrids I saw twice at Exotic had darker blue bodies, but this guy at Live Aquaria was obviously in stress when the picture was taken as evident by the vertical markings on the body. And the picture may be taken off once the fish is sold.
In comparison to the PBT I have, IMHO I still like a PBT more, provided the PBT is a very colorful specimen. A PBT has more brilliant yellow fin and white markings behind and under the face (not very clear in my photo due to low lighting and cheap camera), which makes it more interesting. It is true though a hybrid has more consistent deep blue body that does not fade in and out due to mood swing.
Of course the hybrids usually cost twice as much.
My main question would be one of temperament. Are the hybrids any better citizens than the native PBT ? Due to their reputation of being the second most aggessive tang next to the Sohal, we had decided against one (although a friend of ours reported that his naso took our his blue throat trigger.. *yikes*).
And thanks for the compliment on our tank. We are finally making progress again. It was rough for a while just watching it cycle and not being able to really do anything.. Now I sort of long for those quiet times as I am tired and sore all over again, reminds me of the end of last year when we were pouring the pad and working from dawn til midnight every day. But nothing worthwhile ever came easy
Two weeks ago right when I started to count down on my hypo period, I could not resist and added a blue throat trigger, thinking since the tank had just started hypo, might as well add the last fish (seriously this time).
Yesterday two tiny white specks showed up on the trigger, today the spots are gone but similar ones are showing up on my PBT, not nearly as bad as when he had ich, just three speckles.
I guess if these tiny ones go away tomorrow, my hypo count down clock needs to be reset? I had expected something like this but still am a little disappointed. I check my sg everyday and it has been right on 1.009.
Below is my blue throat, found him hard to resist:
Yesterday two tiny white specks showed up on the trigger, today the spots are gone but similar ones are showing up on my PBT, not nearly as bad as when he had ich, just three speckles.
I guess if these tiny ones go away tomorrow, my hypo count down clock needs to be reset? I had expected something like this but still am a little disappointed. I check my sg everyday and it has been right on 1.009.
Below is my blue throat, found him hard to resist:
