Recently got a powder blue tang.. Love them but have never had much luck. The new fish has been a trooper but he is getting bullied in the tank by a yellow tang and a blue tang. They have eaten at his fin. I also haven't been able to get him to eat much... Anyone have any suggestions?
Powder blue tang
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footballdude2k3
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How big is your tank, how long have you had it, how long have the other tangs been in there?
The tank is 110 gallons and is a little over a year old. The other tangs have been in the tank for probably 6-7 months. There is a yellow tang a blue tang and a yellow eyed tang they all get a long... But they are picking on the pb tabg
footballdude2k3
Acroholic
They're going to pick on new tank mates, the blue and powder blue would likely have issues on their own in there. Especially in smaller tanks, anything added after a tang that gets large, is going to be severely picked on, if not outright killed.
footballdude2k3
Acroholic
I do think your tank is too small, in a 125, I had a powder blue, it was the only tang, that tank was too small for just him, they are one of my favorite fish in the hobby, but I will not get another one until I have at least a 210
homegrowncoral88
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I have a yellow and a sailfin and added the powder about 5 months later. They picked on him at first but got over it about day 3. I agree with moving the rock around. Even if it is just a little. I know that works most of the time. The cleaner your tank is the better chance of him surviving I have a vertex 200 with red dragon. Less prone to get ick while he is weak.
not an expert by any means but I'm thinking he's too stressed out to eat - you've had him such a short time. I'd concentrate on getting things settled for him - the rearranging rock and mirror (might be worth a shot) - having him separated in the breeder should help as well. Once he's not being picked on, then I'd watch his feeding behavior. You'll want to be very careful - this is just from what I've read over and over again (no personal experience) that that particular type of tang is very prone to getting ich.
poor guy, hopefully the others will chill out in time with some intervention
tangs in general get stressed over time in smaller systems, stressed fish lead to sick fish which often leads to dead fish, I know the stories every now and again about happy tangs in smaller systems but not generally a good idea, my PBT is over 10 yrs in my 300 8' tank, I'm thinking a minimum of a 6 ft tank
