PBT attack

cahuama

cahuama

Member
I have a 100 gl and fish and coral. Everything is doing well. Recently I bought a green mandarin goby, but after being in QT I put him in the main tank and my Powder Blue Tang just started to attack him, stricking him with his tail. I intervened and got him out but he was injured and died the next day.
Why would the PBT attack? the mandarin was very peaceful and didn/t seem to bother anyone? I really want one but now I don't want to take the risk again. Any ideas why?
 
-tara33-

-tara33-

Member
pbt are very aggresive once established and has his own territory, they really should be the last fish put in a tank, he may think the 100g tank is all his territory and the mandarin is such a peicefull fish and shouldnt be put with aggressive fish, what other livestock is in the tank fish wise?
 
sean48183

sean48183

Member
Originally Posted by -Tara33-
http:///forum/post/2916043
pbt are very aggresive once established and has his own territory, they really should be the last fish put in a tank, he may think the 100g tank is all his territory and the mandarin is such a peicefull fish and shouldnt be put with aggressive fish, what other livestock is in the tank fish wise?
Ditto
 
mantisman51

mantisman51

Active Member
FWIW my yellow tang did the same thing to a beautiful royal gramma. Can't wait to get the new butterfly's and hippo tang.
 
R

rcreations

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I just posted about my evil PBT a few weeks ago. These fish are VERY agressive and they have certain type of fish they don't like. Mine has always gone after my lawnmower blenny. Then lately I added a Lunare wrasse and it started attacking it too. But other fish it doesn't have a problem with. I added a dogface puffer and a sargassum trigger and the PBT never once showed agression towards them.
 
cahuama

cahuama

Member
My PBT was the last fish a put in, I have a pair of tomato clowns, some chromis, 2 cardinals and another tang (YT). The YT got a little agressive with the PBT when he was first introduced, but after displaying his dominance, they get along fine now. I guess I didn't really want to add any more fish, just the mandarin, I think they are so gorgeous. Oh well, I will have to do with out one.
I do love the PBT though, he is so pretty and swims so fast all over the tank, I think you're right Tara, he feels it's all his tank now.
Thanks for the input
 
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rcreations

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I plan to sell/trade my PBT once the weather warms up a little. Very pretty fish but his antics just stresses out all my other fish.
 
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