Powder blue tang compatibility

[HAAAAAAAA]

I intend to keep my powder blue with a lavender and lieutenant tang, would it work? Or is the powder blue too aggressive? The tank is 210 gallons

 

[littlefoxx]

I intend to keep my powder blue with a lavender and lieutenant tang, would it work? Or is the powder blue too aggressive? The tank is 210 gallons

Possibly, my first one murdered 2 fish then went after my adult purple. Had to re home it

 

[AetherealKnight]

I intend to keep my powder blue with a lavender and lieutenant tang, would it work? Or is the powder blue too aggressive? The tank is 210 gallons

Get one that is smaller than your lavender and lieutenant. I just got my 2nd PBT (1-2in), had one a long time ago in 2017. He’s pretty stuck up toward my yellow tang and tomini despite them being 3 times his size.

 

[kdx7214]

The only fish I ever had survive a PBT was a female clownfish and a sergeant major damsel. Everything else was bullied or killed.

 

[PharmrJohn]

If I'm not mistaken, the PBT is an ich magnet of sorts. I'd be more worried it would stress out and get sick.

 

[HAAAAAAAA]

Possibly, my first one murdered 2 fish then went after my adult purple. Had to re home it

Wow, i did hear that they were aggressive but that aggressive!?

 

[HAAAAAAAA]

Get one that is smaller than your lavender and lieutenant. I just got my 2nd PBT (1-2in), had one a long time ago in 2017. He’s pretty stuck up toward my yellow tang and tomini despite them being 3 times his size.

I'll definitely try to get one that small but they are indeed a bit more on the rarer side her and the smallest i can possibly get is 4 to 5 inches

 

[HAAAAAAAA]

If I'm not mistaken, the PBT is an ich magnet of sorts. I'd be more worried it would stress out and get sick.

That is indeed one of the main reasons on why i set up a quarantine, i did hear that they were quite susceptible to ich when first introduced, though I am sure that they become a beast when established?

 

[littlefoxx]

Wow, i did hear that they were aggressive but that aggressive!?

Yep. Only reason Im trying again is I need aggressive tangs to put with my sailfin, he is getting too big for his britches and being a jerk cause none of my other fish will challenge him

 

[HAAAAAAAA]

Yep. Only reason Im trying again is I need aggressive tangs to put with my sailfin, he is getting too big for his britches and being a jerk cause none of my other fish will challenge him

I think that it's a great idea, do you know any other aggressive tangs? If it's needed I could replace the lavender or lieutenant to other aggressive tangs which could stand against the pbt, please do mention on how it goes for you

 

[littlefoxx]

I think that it's a great idea, do you know any other aggressive tangs? If it's needed I could replace the lavender or lieutenant to other aggressive tangs which could stand against the pbt, please do mention on how it goes for you

Will do. The pbt is in a holding tank for now

 

[littlefoxx]

Maybe try a more peaceful tang instead if youre worried about aggression

 

[AetherealKnight]

I'll definitely try to get one that small but they are indeed a bit more on the rarer side her and the smallest i can possibly get is 4 to 5 inches

Well a PBT that is 4-5in will immediately become the boss of the tank. When I first put my Powder Blue in (1-2in), he was immediately bullied by my yellow tang, and was hiding for several days. Couple of weeks later, he’s managed to evict my yellow tang (5 inches) from his regular sleeping cave. Oh how the tables have turned so quickly lol.

 

[HAAAAAAAA]

Maybe try a more peaceful tang instead if youre worried about aggression

Just got my lionfish and powder blue from the shipment so I guess now I am stuck with a beautiful but a bad personality fish haha, but who knows he might actually be a kind gentleman, i did hear that not all fish in the species are the same and maybe if i am lucky enough there might be an exception

 

[HAAAAAAAA]

I thought that they would be big enough to put in with my juvenile eels temporarily in a 60 gallon, but that doesn't seem to be the case, would it be alright to keep the lionfish and the pbt in a 20 gallon till they grow atleast 2 or 4 inches more? I do have another 30 gallon but it will be a hassle to set that up again

 

[HAAAAAAAA]

Well a PBT that is 4-5in will immediately become the boss of the tank. When I first put my Powder Blue in (1-2in), he was immediately bullied by my yellow tang, and was hiding for several days. Couple of weeks later, he’s managed to evict my yellow tang (5 inches) from his regular sleeping cave. Oh how the tables have turned so quickly lol.

That indeed looks like a sight to behold! How long would it take for him to grow 2 to 4 inches more?

 

[AetherealKnight]

That indeed looks like a sight to behold! How long would it take for him to grow 2 to 4 inches more?

If fed adequately, 6months to a year, I think.

 

[i cant think]

Wow, i did hear that they were aggressive but that aggressive!?

Powder Blues are willing to murder and are definitely not afraid of it.

If you have a Powder Blue already I’d probably avoid adding more tangs - your tank may be big but a powder blue will claim even a 6 foot tank as its own and not back down from a fight.

 

[i cant think]

That is indeed one of the main reasons on why i set up a quarantine, i did hear that they were quite susceptible to ich when first introduced, though I am sure that they become a beast when established?

Do you QT corals, rocks, sand and inverts? If you don’t, you will absolutely have ich in that tank you just need a stressor to ‘activate’ it.

 

[CWoods]

I have a PBT in a 150g with a bunch of tangs hippo, yellow, purple and convict. Also a bunch of misc fish; clowns, wrasse, gobies, damsels, etc.. Only one fish did it bully and that was a sailfin tang. It would not let him eat and it eventually passed. Convict tang was a latest addition and that's after the PBT had been in there for over a year. The PBT will rarely attempt to bully my foxface but it's 30% bigger then him and it's got those spines.