Powder Blue Tang

Does anyone have experience with Powder Blue Tangs? I have read that they are hard to acclimate to a tank and they should be in well established reefs only and also that they are very aggressive. I wan to add one with two additional tangs at the same time, all from different genus'. If anyone has first hand experience with the Powder Blue Tang please let me know your personal experiences.

Thanks in advance!

 

whats size tank and what are the other 2 tangs you want to add?

 

I have a 100 gallon tank and I plan to add a kole tang and the powder blue and haven't decided on the third but I was going to keep them from different genuses so perhaps a dejardini sailfin or a blue hippo. The powder blue is my fav and the kole so other is negotiable. I currently have a sixline wrasse and flame angel and a few inverts.

 

i have a dejardini and a powder blue in the same tank. the dejardini is larger and was in there first so he is the king of the tank. However, the pb while a little submissive will fight back. they scrap a little but it is not too bad. However, the powder blues are more aggressive so i wouldn't put a smaller less aggressive tang in there with it.

 

As far as acclimating, the pb is more susceptible to ich. unfortunately, i do have ich in my tank (this is what happens when you don't quarantine). it only shows up when i add a new fish. Most fish show a couple of spots for a couple of days and then it goes away. However the pb had a larger infestation that lasted a couple of weeks. he eventually beat it and i haven't seen any problems since.

 

Feeding it Selcon or some type of garlic helps out. From what I have read and from other people if they from different genuses that they shouldnt have a problem but depending on what order you put them in the tank does make a difference. I also heard that ich is in the tank and not on the fish unless they come with ich on them.

 

i have both Kole & Powder Blue Tangs for about a yr now. i would recom. to put the Kole 1st then the Powder from my experience. b/c i did the other way around & luckily the Kole survive !! for the 1st 3 hours i thot the powder blue 3" was gonna kill the Kole for sure !! end up i used the 'mirror' method to tie up the PB n gave the Kole some breathing room. now the PB 5" is the king of the tank.
From what i know, Johal n Crown tang always the last fish to put in the tank. good luck with the new fishes.

 

The key with Powder Blues and Browns is acclimating them slowly and ensuring that stress is kept to a minimum.
Equally important is proper feeding with vegetable matter as their staple with a meaty fare being supplemented occassionally. Soaking the food in garlic and vitamin C is advantageous!
Maintaining them with fish that can coexist with them in a peaceful disposition is essential as well.

 

HELLO!!
100gallon tank is not big enough for both those tangs. Let alone just a PBT.

 

That might be a little harsh. While I am certainly not the tang police, Live Aquaria does recommend a minimum of 100 gallons. Most long term aquarists will encourage you to have this kind of tang in an even larger tank than what is recommended. The reason being that tangs in general are very fast swimmers and need a good bit of space and a larger aquarium provides it with more room and more oxygenation. If a tang, and especially a Powder Blue is stressed due to smaller living quarters, it can become ill and very aggressive. The more tangs you have, the more room you might need and the more issues you could have.

I think they are beautiful fish and ultimately it is your decision.