powder brown tang

[michellejordaan]

hi...

im intrested in a powder brown i have a regal and a yellow tang, are these fish hardy.

[listen_to_slaye]

from what i have heard they are a pain in the arse to keep... harder to keep than powder blues, very susceptible to ich, but if anyone here has one and has a different opinion go for it :P

maybe have a look at online fish stores like marinecenter.com and liveaquaria.com see what they say.

[Gem Tang Rider]

Make sure you have a very good UV sterilizer, before getting the powder brown tang.
Often the whitecheek tangs are listed as powder brown tangs. White cheeks are much more hardy.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/GoldRimSs.htm

[SDguy]

Many people have had success with them. Are they hardy? In a word...no.

[thor32766]

yes def. not a hardy fish. a fish you for sure need to QT. also what size tank are you contemplating putting them in.

[redrunblue]

IME, they are slightly hardier than powder blues. Just as susceptible to disease but they eat prepared food more readily.

[etech]

I've had mine over 9 years

it's never been sick

[Gem Tang Rider]

Originally posted by etech
I've had mine over 9 years

it's never been sick

etech, yours is the Acanthurus japonicus, the hardy variety.


Acanthurus nigricans is the more delicate variety.