Purple tang or powder blue
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If you want a show fish then IMO purple
LSUFireGal
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I have a whole heard of tangs. Not my stocking choices, the tank came stocked. So far so good, but I know it is just a matter of time.
My tangs- 2 blue tangs. 5.5in and 3.5 in
1 Sohal Tang. 8 in (kind of a butthead)
1 Chevron Tang 7 in (very well behaved)
1 yellow 3 inches. (Nice little guy)
And last but not least...
2 Purple Tangs 7 in and 4 inches.
Yeah I am prepared for the inevitable battle royale.
If you want a yellow dont get a purple. If my tank wasn't big the purples would pick on the yellow relentlessly.
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My tangs- 2 blue tangs. 5.5in and 3.5 in
1 Sohal Tang. 8 in (kind of a butthead)
1 Chevron Tang 7 in (very well behaved)
1 yellow 3 inches. (Nice little guy)
And last but not least...
2 Purple Tangs 7 in and 4 inches.
Yeah I am prepared for the inevitable battle royale.
If you want a yellow dont get a purple. If my tank wasn't big the purples would pick on the yellow relentlessly.
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Talon33
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I think the PBT is a show fish in its own right, the only people that see my tank thinkits amazing because its the only saltwater tank they have ever seen when my tank looks looks worse than about 60% of the hobbyist maybe more haha but holy cow I'm scared to ask the tank size but I must know, good news is you have some pretty good money in tangs you can sell
Holy smokes!! Do you have a 1000g tank?
LSUFireGal
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No....prepare yourself....220.
Like I said this is not my stocking. You should see the rest of the fish list. Angels, a big yellow blotch rabbit, marine beta and so many more, 40 in all. The only fish I added were my tiny blue tang, my clown pair (in sump) and a tailspot blenny from my 60. I rehomed my Scopas, I fear a nuclear war would have broken out.
Ironically the sohal seems to pick on the rabbit occasionally and that is the only aggression I see. I do feed several times a day and hang nori which helps I think. These fish were added in the perfect order, he had very clear records so that I could add them back in the same order.
This is Kyle's Reef. Facebook.com/kylesreef if you want to see pics. Yiu dont need a facebook to see it.
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Talon33
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Wow awesome set up, I don't have the manhood to try it though! You probably have more money in fish than I have in my entire set up! But interesting you say contrast my tank. Do you mean contrast tank background or other fish because I don't have any blue, but I don't have any purple besides the rear end of a gramma, back and sides are painted black and running LEDs over it, don't know if that helps anyone decide, 10000k LEDs with some actinic
ohiojeff
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I love my purple tang. if you put them into your new tank at the same time so they settle in together you should be fine. when you have trouble is if one is established and you try adding one. then all hell tends to break loose. I don't think you can go wrong with either tang. they are both great fish.
LSUFireGal
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LSUFireGal
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This is LSU. I get a lot of compliments on him that's for sure.
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I don't necessarily worry about fish price tags. For how much we spend on our tanks and only keeping a few fish I go for the ones I like. Biggest thing is their feeding needs and them getting along with everyone, that's what I worry about but as Ali says, I love my purple
Talon33
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I agree but still in college working on minimum wage gotta cut a few corners short haha but I though I would let everyone know what I did, today went to lfs saw the same PBT that has been there for 2 month, about 3 inches, asked them to feed it and it ate right out of there hand so I put a hold on it and plan on getting it tomorrow. Had my eye on that fish and seems to have adapted well to captivity and seems hardy for a PBT however it did have couple spots of ich, small clown trigger was harassing it so now the PBT is only fish in tank and clearing up. He will go into a 50 gallon QT for about week then yellow tang will be introduced and if they get along I will start hypo if not ones leaving and then it will go through hypo, sound like a decent plan?
Talon33
Active Member
Well I am getting the 50 gallon tonight and I just got a fresh bucket of salt but one thing I need is a good refractometer so if I could get some good links to order one that would be awesome but starting the hypo next weekend to get it eating and ready for it and get some time to get the refractometer in
Mike Johnson
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We had a reef club picnic today and a friend is putting 9 PBT's in a tank. Won't that be neat! They are a schooling fish and they don't like to be alone. Mine socializes with the other fish in my tank and sometimes falls in formation with the school of Blue-Green Chromis.
Mike Johnson
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http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/testing/hydrometers-refractometers.html
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