Oh good to know. Never ran across that in all my hours of researching PBTs! Yeah Ill move it for sure. She really is a PITA but I really really do love her, stunning fish.
I’d personally ditch the PBT altogether, coral munching isn’t rare for this species. Besides there’s nicer fish IMO with just as much of a risk to coral but most commonly turn out harmless.
We've collectively tried that. They don't want to rid of that terror of a fish, so they can/will deal with the problems that come with it.
Tangs eat what they acquire a taste for and it often starts with going after loose food particle and gaining a taste for other specimens
Yeah I really dont want to get rid of her, BUT she is making putting any new fish in down right hard if not impossible AND is now eating my corals??? Ugh. I guess its more of an I feel horrible getting rid of an animal because it has annoying behaviors (just something I struggle with personally when it comes to fish) BUT Im seriously considering re homing and getting a different tang in her place thats not as much of a PITA if anyone has suggestions on that front
Why replace with another tang? Why not go for a Foxface or maybe even a gang of wrasses?
Ive got a foxface, so I guess I have the algae control. Shes the only tang out of my 3 that actually picks at a lot of the algae, my yellow and purple prefer to just eat off the nori clip. Foxface doesnt seem to pick at rocks so much either and goes for the clip (plenty of algae so I dont get that at all!). Thinking maybe a bristletooth would be good instead of her? I would then not have to stock around this one fish. She sure is beautiful though… ugh. Love her light blue coloring, thats what Im most attracted to!
It would have to be at the bare minimum 5’ long but ideally 6’ is best if you want a decent scape of rock.
Yeah I would rather give her the space she needs vs cramming her in a small tank just to keep her. Ill think about re homing and call LFS to see if they will take her. Maybe Ill try to sell her and use the money for another fish I want but couldnt put with her. Or just add the eel I wanted and call it good. Her picking at corals also is irritating because I wanted a reef tank in the six foot!
Also beginning to see why they are referred to demonspawn.. she was a chill fish when I first got her and I added a purple tang and regal angel after her with no issues. Now shes a like a different fish… will seriously consider re homing, guess I had to learn why they are not super popular the hard way
I might suggest that a tang in a nice tank can also be interesting - much like people keep a large koi or Oscar as a pet in a tank.... Of course I'm not recommending this. Just giving you an option. But - I want to raise a question - is the fish eating the Kenya tree?
What do you feed the pb?
You know, not sure if shes eating it or just biting it. Either way its super unhappy and shes going after it!
I feed her nori on a clip thats there 24/7, hikiri mega algae, sprinila brine shrimp mix, pe mysis and occasionally blood worms since my regal loves those. Also feed reef frenzi herbavore and regular (alternating) in a mix of food with selcon, garlic, and viti chem
I CC would not do less than a 75/90 gallon and even 125g
Yep shes starting to do that crap with Chip, my baby yellow tang. Shes getting mean with him. Any recommendations on how to get her out?
