powder brown tang

[fsu230263]

Does anyone have this type of tang & can give a little info. before I buy , I have a 220 reef w/sump , yellow tang , flame angle , 4 G.chromis , 5 diff. wrasse , 2 black clowns

 

[winkkle]

Id persoanlly stay away from this family simply becuase ive had 2 browns and they didnt make it. One had a weird bacteria/fungus thing and not sure about the other. Anyway they are suceptible to ick, more so than other tangs. just my .02

 

[elfloyd]

Love my powder brown... Two years and no problems.

 

[crobattt]

big ich magnets, but if you QT it will be fine. if not make sure you're getting a very healthy one, and try to keep as much stress off it as possible..

 

[winkkle]

i loved mine as well that was just my experience.

 

[fsu230263]

I appreciate all the replies , for the people that have success keeping them , what are the don'ts & what do you do to keep them happy ? I'm also thinging about a naso tang , really I'm looking for something with some color ( naso or powder brown ) I'm planning on buying one friday

 

[crobattt]

fsu230263;727021 wrote: I appreciate all the replies , for the people that have success keeping them , what are the don'ts & what do you do to keep them happy ? I'm also thinging about a naso tang , really I'm looking for something with some color ( naso or powder brown ) I'm planning on buying one friday

Make sure your tank is well established, make sure it's not scratching at the LFS and is eating. If you're not going to QT you can try to do shortened periods of lighting, this will help with the ich, and keep the stress down on the fish. Add garlic and selcon to it's food for a little to make sure it's healthy.

These fish are like most fish, after it gets acclimated to the new tank, and it eating well, it's basically good to go. and as most tangs, they're really strong and can bounce back from a little ich, just try not to let it get out of hand. BTW, these things can get mean, but like always it depends on the fish you get.

 

[cr500_af]

I suspect the naso would be a little easier to keep... the "powders" seem to be a little more prone to ich than others. I don't know why, but seems that way.

The powder brown (Acanthurus japonicus</em>) is occasionally confused (by shippers, store staff etc) with the whitecheek surgeonfish (A. nigricans</em>). They look fairly similar.

According to the reference book I (and many LFS) use, the powder brown has a reputation for being declicate and hard to acclimate to tank life... while the whitecheek is said to be much more "durable". A. japonicus</em> is a little more colorful.