Powder Tangs

[andestang]

Water condition is also a top priority. If your water quality is not up to par you will see it in their coloring, they make a great tank water indicator .

[naesco]

The reality is that there is no magic bullet in keeping powder blue tangs. The best reefkeepers with the best conditions fail.

Have your girlfriend read this my post.

Your lover is a true reefkeeper. He wants the optimum conditions for the animals in his care. After all, they are living creatures.
That is why you see him spending a little money here and there in important things that improve the conditions for his fishand coral and that is why he will from time to time add new fish and coral to make it more comfortable for them. And, that is why, now and than, you will see him checking the inhabitants of his tank for a few minutes.

He knows you dearly love a powder blue tang. However, being an experienced reef keeper, he knows the great difficulties in keeping a powder blue. He has tried once and failed despite his best efforts. Not only did he suffer the loss of the tang, he suffered the loss of many of the other fish that also succumbed to the tangs illness. For a reefer this is pain.

But I think he would really like you to spend some time with him looking through the hundreds of really beautiful fish available in fish books and than, your choosing the one or ones you love and going to the LFS with him and having him buying one or a few for you. If the ones you love are not in the store the LFS will be happy to order you the beautiful fish you have chosen along with a few coral to compliment the fish colouring.

You see, the powder blue tang has a reputation as a very difficult fish to keep. It most often does well for a while and for no apparent reason, gets sick and dies often taking a few of the other fish along with it.
Wayne