Added a Powder Brown Tang

Powder browns can be tricky to keep and keep healthy, but they are real pretty fish. I love mine.

 

We've had a yellow tang, purple tang, and pacific blue all in a 75 gallon years ago (I know, tang police these days). The yellow was there first, then the blue, and lastly the purple. The yellow and blue could care less about each other, but the yellow and purple was a different story. They fought off and on for about a week before settling down. I of course moved some of the live rock around when adding each fish, but the similar shapes really seemed to be the biggest factor. They were all fairly small fish, so it wasn't like they were huge in the tank.

After that week long period, they all got along for a few years before the tank got torn down. I know that it was a matter of time before one of them flipped out because of the size of the tank and the fact that they weren't the only tang in there.

With that said, I think that you will be fine. If there hasn't been fighting yet, most likely there will be little to none.

 

I had a yellow 1st then introduced a Powder Brown, the yellow tried to kill the brown for about 2 days, but the brown seemed faster and ignored the yellow. He gave up after awhile ... Then they ate from the same Algiers strip...

The browns do tend to be iChat magnets, I soaked food with Garlic regularly and didn't have any concerns....

 

No need to worry about ICH. It will appear soon enough.

Seriously, my powder brown has been a challenge, but everything worked out fine and he's doing great. I chronicled my journey here, so you could read that and benefit from my experience. Most important lesson: Stay calm. Don't overreact.