convict and powder blue tang

[twoclowns]

Anyone have any experience keeping convict tangs with a powder blue tang. I was thinking about getting two convict tangs and a powder blue tang, compatibility is questionable, right now I have a 125g reef but will be upgrading to a 215g reef in the next few months. I currently don't have any tangs as I lost my regal to a power outage a few months ago. I don't have many fish either, small possum wrasse, clown goby, manderine, and a Australian dottyback. I also have a large squamosa clam and was wondering if anyone has had problems with either of them tangs picking on clams? thanks -Keith

 

[Witfull]

powder blues are hard to acclimate to captivity, are ich prone and delicate,,,,and thats the easy part. they require massive amounts of space, are highly territorial and get a bad attitude to anything that swims when they get big. as pretty as they are, i would suggest you shy away from this species, or let him have a tank to himself.

as for convict tangs, this species shouldnt be imported. this is a shcooling tang that covers miles of reef a day. they are similar to a marauding horde. keep singly in an aquarium they usually die.

 

[Achilles1208]

dito with the above comment regarding powder's they are very delicate and prone to ich.

convicts are very high alagae consumers along with any other tangs. think twice