Question about a Powder Blue tang I have

[Piggy]

If I remember right it's one inch to every 5 gallons.

[newbeemike]

I feed frozen krill

[Piggy]

Next time you go buy frozen food pick up some Emerald Entree the tangs will love it.

[dustin_P74]

i was also thinking it may be crowed for swimming room if there is 130 lbs of live rock in a 75 gallon tank. but piggy is right one inch of the full grown fish per gallon

[Doc]

they love emerald entree as well as frozen plankton. It is not uncommon for a fish to take a week before eating. It is a great sign that the powder blue tang is nipping at the rocks. They are aggressive eaters. They are also bullies. they are in the top three of aggressive tangs. He will likely kick the snot out of the yellow tang in the not to distant future. Acanthrus tangs are notorious for being super aggressive. Good luck.

BTW, you will want to upgrade tanks to keep both tangs for their full life. they need a lot of swimming room. Oh, one more thing. PB tangs are found in the crashing surf and love current. If they don't get enough current in their tanks, they can get stressed out and start darting around the tank like they are lost or something. Don't be afraid to put in another powerhead

-Doc

[Bifferwine]

I agree with what everyone else has said, give the fish some more time to adjust. It can take new fish a while to come around. One of my tangs was finicky at first, and that trick that Piggy mentioned (rubberbanding the seaweed to a piece of rock rubble) helped immensely. It wouldn't eat off the clip on the glass, but as soon as it saw the seaweed attached to the rock it went for it. Emerald Entree is a great frozen food for tangs. They seem to love it.

[yote]

Originally Posted by newbeemike

I didn't think 5 fish in a 75 gallon was too much. What would you recommend. I didn't plan on putting anything else in. My levels are almost perfect. (kind of anal about that, i guess). Is there a good rule of thumb to follow

That all depends on the kind of fish they are.2 tangs in a 75 makes it pretty crowded.You dont want any more than 1 inch of adult sized fish per 5 gallons.