Tank size requirements for PBT herd

[danny zubot]

I did.

My theory is that I'm doubling the surface area of the tank so why not double the number of tangs I can keep.

[christyf5]

Hehe, good thinking but I think many will argue that they need at least 4' of swimming room. Mind you I guess the diagonal on that tank will be 4' so there you go

[Chin_Lee]

I find that most fish school only for protection. I've bought a small school of chromis and anthias in the past - they will school together for the first week or two but once they realize there is no longer a presence of a threat, they stop and start in-fighting for hierarchy.
Anthony used to have FOWLR with 5-6 yellow tangs and it was an awesome sight to see them in a tank. They swam independently and did not swim in a school like in that pic.
That is an awesome picture BTW

[christyf5]

Yeah you're right but it would still be neat seeing them occasionally pass by each other. I just like the idea of being able to have more than one in a tank actually. Kind of like having a school of chromis or anthias but larger fish

[naesco]

200-300 gallons IMO.

I would not recommend you do it with Powder Blue tangs.

They are very difficult to keep. They seem to do alright for awhile and than get sick and die taking a few of their tank mates with them.

By buying 3 your chances of this happening triples therefor please do not take the risk.

Wayne Ryan

[albert_dao]

At least 20 gallons, 25 if you have the space.

GG

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

At least 20 gallons, 25 if you have the space.

GG

I would think 3-4 for a 250g-300g would be fine. Of course bigger is always better

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by albert_dao

At least 20 gallons, 25 if you have the space.

GG

sweet my sump is like 25 gallons I can put a couple in there too

*please note: I will not be doing this.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

I would think 3-4 for a 250g-300g would be fine. Of course bigger is always better

Ya bigger is better but its also more work and more expensive. I'm already calculating up to 6K on this tank and thats just the stuff I can think of let alone all the stuff I've forgotten

Besides, its just a Pipe Dream (TM)

[fkshiu]

PBs are hard to keep because they're about the only fish out there that is MORE prone to ich that Regal/Hippo tangs are (and that's sayin' somethin'!). If they feel the least bit crowded I'm guessing things would go downhill from there. You're gonna need a BIG tank to make them feel comfortable. Whoever said 200 - 300 gallons for a small shoal was probably in the ballpark. I'd go even bigger.

Anthony has about the healthiest specimen I've seen.