Pbt Coral Eater

revhtree · Mar 6, 2008

My PBT is eating and picking on my ducans. They are never open anymore and I have seen him picking them. He is also knocking them around. Also the very ips of my green nepthia and green kenya are being picked on.

ARGGGG! I want to get him out, but it will be a chore....alas......

sdietz2469 · Mar 6, 2008

use a fish trap.... they work good, i used it to get 3 chromis and a flame angel out of my 120.... it takes patience, and a few days, but they work...
shane

twon8 · Mar 6, 2008

that sucks, if he's nipping this soon he'll likely never stop. maybe setup an lps tank.

ficklefins · Mar 6, 2008

That sucks Rev. I agree that a fish trap might be a good way to go.

J. Montgomery · Mar 6, 2008

I vote to take out the offending fish. S*cks though, they're really pretty.

ficklefins · Mar 6, 2008

I vote for Rev to setup a fish only tank!

salt newbie01 · Mar 6, 2008

That suck Dave!! Sorry to hear. You know I think Bryan's tang was nipping at one point. I agree he will probably not stop now. think he has a fish trap as well! Get him out quick!

Sorry again dude!

drxdragon · Mar 6, 2008

whats a pbt?

sry not used to the abbreviations yet i get some but not all ... lol

salt newbie01 · Mar 6, 2008

powder blue tang

patedship · Mar 6, 2008

Yeah after reading this I am a little nervous, I just picked up a Powder Brown Tang yesterday. But all in all I have heard from a lot of people that the Brown is a much better fish to keep, as it is not as aggressive as the Blue and they tend not to bother corals. I hope this stands true, I would hate to get rid of this guy. He truely is one of the most beautiful fish I have seen.

drxdragon · Mar 6, 2008

ah i c thanks

twon8 · Mar 6, 2008

patedship said:
Yeah after reading this I am a little nervous, I just picked up a Powder Brown Tang yesterday. But all in all I have heard from a lot of people that the Brown is a much better fish to keep, as it is not as aggressive as the Blue and they tend not to bother corals. I hope this stands true, I would hate to get rid of this guy. He truely is one of the most beautiful fish I have seen.

if acanthurus japonicus you should be fine, mine has been a model citizen.

revhtree · Mar 6, 2008

Looks like he is picking on an aussie acan. One that I have had for about a year..

I'll get him out soon.

NapoliNewJersey · Mar 7, 2008

Rev I have an Achilles tang that nips at my Duncan. My duncan has never closed from it so I'm guessing he's going after the mouth of the duncan. I would see if you can get him out ... He'll just develope a habbit and keep nipping LPS.

If you wanna keep him just try feeding the same amount of food that you feed now but over 2 or 3 feeds per day. This will keep the fish's belly fuller over the day's span and hopefully he'll stop looking to LPS for food.

Good luck either way.

revhtree · Mar 7, 2008

Thanks bro. I have been feeding heavily and I leave grazing foods on a clip as well. He's really to big for the 120g anyway.

Anybody want a big PBT cheap?

(he has showed signs of ich as well but is a fat healthy bugger)

revhtree · Mar 8, 2008

Ok caught him out of the tank in about 30 min and traded him for a very young Powder Blue. My big one went into a 280g so I am happy.

cardgenius · Mar 9, 2008

Nice. Do you still have your Achilles?

revhtree · Mar 21, 2008

No the Achilles passed. I will not be trying another unless I see it eat for a few weeks at a lfs. If anyone runs into one that is let me know please.

UPDATE! Noticed tonight a few acans were retracted tight and one had little pieces taken out of it. Watched and caught my salfin tearing them up! He's out tomorrow and I will be tang less......BUMMER!

detguy123 · Mar 22, 2008

i had to ditch my yellow last week and i have had the same problems with tangs in the past...it sucks because i like tangs alot..i also kept mine well fed there was always nori there for it and it ate a ton...i know what you are going through..hope you can find a fish you like that won't nip at anything