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    Posted: August 30 2012 at 7:51pm
My powder blue tang has been acting strange the past week.  No environment changes as far as parameters and surroundings go.  I have had him for 4 months now and he appears very healthy color and body wise.  He has been dashing back and forth in the tank this past week and I am wondering when he is going to explode.  Has anyone noticed this behavior before from a tang?  Any suggestions?
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Appears to me like a clear case of territorial aggression from your trigger. I truly believe most tangs need a very large tank to reside in. What size is your tank?
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I noticed this behavior when I tried a clown tang in my 120g. It was a very bad move on my part. Seems like your tang is stressed from the tank being too small.
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My poweder blue did a similar thing.  He would actually race towards the glass and then turn abruptly and tail swat the relflection of him/her self in the glass. The dang thing would splash water onto the wall!  It happened frequently enough that the wall had water damage!
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My tank is a RSM 250 65 gallon.  I knew the tang would eventually out grow a 65 but not in 4 months.  If he keeps it up I will probably trade him in.  I would like to upgrade but it will be a while.
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It didn't take four months to outgrow your tank. Unfortunately, the 65 was too small to begin with. Now he's going crazy!
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