Love the powder blue but if you don’t quarantine every single incoming fish and coral they will eventually ich bomb your entire fish population.This fish… loved her but finally realized why people dislike them and re homed her
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Love the powder blue but if you don’t quarantine every single incoming fish and coral they will eventually ich bomb your entire fish population.This fish… loved her but finally realized why people dislike them and re homed her
My yellow tang is the most aggressive fish I’ve ever owned. Worse than powder blue.Yellow Tang, "Albert the murderer" as my wife calls him. Killed a lot of fish in my first year with him....moved the aquascape around and he chilled out a bit finally...
You don’t want a diamond goby, and not for the reason everyone else doesn’t like them. Instead I’ve found these need a good 2-3” sand bed and it has to be 2-3 years old to sustain these guys as most of their nutrients is found in the sand. Without this, unless in a huge tank (7-8’) they tend to starve out especially if only being fed 1-2 times a day.For me, it’s my Whitetale Bristletooth Tang. I’ve only been in the hobby for about a year and an half and have a 70g display. Wanted one good sized fish and after doing research found that this was probably about as big as I could go, plus I loved their colors - he’d be the centerpiece of the tank. Well, I’ve had him for about a year now and he can be a bully.
I’ve gone through 4 Diamond Gobies - he chases them and caused 3 to jump (2 while cleaning and lid was off and I didn’t notice and one when I forgot to replace the little 3” x 5” cover for the feeding hole). The last one, was a good sized Diamond Goby, thought being bigger he could defend himself better - I drip acclimated and put him in at lights out time - was dead the next morning. I‘m convinced it was the Tang.
He also used to bully my Lubbock’s Wrasse. I added a small One Spot Foxface to help with bubble algae and he started to go after him until he flashed his spikes. Now, they are buddies and hang together - and he no longer bothers the Lubbock’s.
My LFS said they didn’t expect any issues from the tang as long as I didn’t add another Bristletooth. I’ve since done a lot of reading and have found that these Tangs don’t like Diamond Gobies. I’m now wondering if I’d rather have a Diamond Goby instead of the Tang as they are actually a pretty fun fish.
Yeah my issue wasnt ich, she turned into a devil fish and was trying to kill my other fish for no reason! Lol she was so fat and healthy so I disnt want to get rid of her at all but I couldnt keep her, especially when she started going after Max my HLLE rescue purple tang that was bigger than her! I was like nope youre out not gonna let you terrorize my purple tang and then my regal angel sorry lolLove the powder blue but if you don’t quarantine every single incoming fish and coral they will eventually ich bomb your entire fish population.
Yeah, mine have gotten much more protective in the past year. It used to be cute but now she’s big enough to do damage; always surprises me when she attacks.My Ocellaris Clown. She is just mean for the sake of being mean. I dread reaching in the tank to do anything. Even though I know its coming I am still startled every time I get bit.
Mine is cool with other 3 tank mates. If I’m in the tank doing anything, she’s the only one that comes up to me sweetly(always asking for food lol). She always has. She definitely knows who Mama is and has no issues with me in the tank at all.My Ocellaris Clown. She is just mean for the sake of being mean. I dread reaching in the tank to do anything. Even though I know its coming I am still startled every time I get bit.
I take that back…she and the Banggai Cardinal came in together from Ocean Devotion. She was purchased as part of a bonded pair but the male didn’t make it.all.
Does not work for me especially when there are 24 tangs in the tankMirror trick weekly to the Duss would help. I’m facing the same problem.
Maybe…, get 24 mirrors?Does not work for me especially when there are 24 tangs in the tank
A small Occ clown… first SW fish that I ever bought, back in 1973.What is the fish you regret
I netted mine out of the tank with ease before the lights came on. If it sleeps in the rocks then you’re SOL on that methodWelp I'm a powder blue tang sufferer. Its so evil ich wont touch it. Spends all day whacking the glass admiring itself(it is a beauty to) and in between sessions it relentlessly corners the smaller hippo tang...and bullies the rest of the tank. Almost time for a fishing trip in my living room, net catching him is probably impossible.