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02-09-2008, 11:08 PM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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yell it would be for like 3-6 months and the it would need a bigger tank
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02-09-2008, 11:38 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Utah
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What size would be needed to sustain a PBT? Sorry for the newbie questions.
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02-09-2008, 11:41 PM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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a 6' tank
in my opinon the minimun is a 6' by 18" foot print
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02-09-2008, 11:58 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: May 2007
Location: nashville
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even with a 6 foot tank man those fish are fast. my powder brown can dart from one corner to another in about .5 second. I sometime feel bad because my powder brown swims laps in my tank and i know he wishes it was bigger.
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02-10-2008, 12:15 AM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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ya but he could live in it but you will eventually need to get a bigger tank like a 500 would be good for him in adult hood but he could live in a 180 or a 120 or a 135
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02-10-2008, 12:19 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pismo Beach, CA
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I think total volume plays an issue too on how big a tank needs to be. The fish store here has the 200g tank Im looking at buying, with a powder blue in it. Its 60x40x20t, and he looks like hes doing great.
Very nice fish reefneck, Im so jealous. thats the #1 reason Im upgrading to a 200g tank.
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02-10-2008, 12:22 AM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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i dont get what your saying? please simplify
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02-10-2008, 01:19 AM
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The Ninja MOD
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Volume is good but tangs need the distance. They are a fast open water swimmer. They need distance.
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02-10-2008, 01:22 AM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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I just got a small powder blue for my 180 and he gets along fine with my huge sailfin. I feed it misys shrimp, flake food, cyclopeze, Nori he eats about everything. They are one of the harder tangs to keep,.. but they are beutifull!
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02-10-2008, 10:43 AM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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how big is yours whiskey
glad to hear your sailfin made it
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02-10-2008, 03:33 PM
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SHARK
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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well i went into the lfs and it looked really pale (yesterday it was really bright and not stressed) and it waas scrapeing agianst the rocks.
so i didnt get it and im going to wait for another one and i asked them to get me a blonde naso
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02-10-2008, 04:58 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: michigan
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if i can ever get rid of my hippo ill try another powderblue. the hippo i have is especially agressive. i had a pbt for about 2weeks and the hippo was relentless.. the pbt got ich and died. i hate it how the better fish is always the one that looses!
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