Why the blue powder tangs is very hard to keep?

[Hans Wang]

I wanna know some reasons why the blue powder tangs is very hard to keep. I hope somebody can help.

[twisted]

hey stress very easily for some reason. they swim up to 25 miles per day. those are the only 2 i know but im sure it has something to do with their immune system. im sure ninong or leebca will chime in at some point today with the answer you are looking for.

[Ninong]

I wanna know some reasons why the blue powder tangs is very hard to keep. I hope somebody can help.

Hi Hans Wang



Rather than go into a lengthy post covering all of the reasons this is considered a difficult fish, especially for beginners, I will simply link you to a short article by Robert Fenner on this species.

I might add that I don't think this fish should be attempted in anything less than a 6-ft long, 135-gallon aquarium with lots of live rock. And that's a bare minimum, not an ideal size aquarium for this fish.