Powder Brown Help

tmv8888 · 07-02-2009, 04:44 PM

So heres the deal. I have a small fairly young powder brown tang in a 40 gallon, which as i know is way to small. I knew this when i purchase him. He was very small, and i intended to return him to the LFS once he began to outgrow my tank. Problem is, The trusty LFS jumped ship and changed locations. They are now about 3 hours north of my location, and they were the only good LFS within that distance. (pet supplies and petco don't count obviously).

He has begun to outgrow the 40, and i have nowhere to take him. I don't just want to watch him slowly die or be tortured from lack of space. so what do i do???

JBL · 07-02-2009, 05:19 PM

Bigger tank! Everybody loves a bigger tank!

PackLeader · 07-02-2009, 05:22 PM

Check to see if you have a local reef club that might have a member that wants him. Worse case post it on craigslist as free to a good home. I had to do that with a powder brown I had to adopt, and someone came and got him within six hours.

devlzluv · 07-02-2009, 11:10 PM

ya agreed go for a bigger tank, you can find them cheap on craigs all day long. If not you could prolly trade him for another fish to local forums. I have a sailfin in my 65 and when he outgrows it and I dont have a bigger tank by then he will go to a local friend with a bigger tank. Rather him live than to die in a small tank. How long have you had him for?

tmv8888 · 07-03-2009, 04:41 AM

bout a year actually. A bigger tank is not an option really. Just not something i can really invest in at the moment. No room Either. and my town is rediculously small and unheard of. i don't think we have a reef club.

stepho · 07-04-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tmv8888

bout a year actually. A bigger tank is not an option really. Just not something i can really invest in at the moment. No room Either. and my town is rediculously small and unheard of. i don't think we have a reef club.

Are there any cities nearby that are larger and would have a club? Someone would probably drive a long way for a free powder brown.

mikejrice · 07-04-2009, 12:59 PM

Post him on the forum as free to anyone who will pay shipping. If my tank was big enough I would easily pay shipping for him.

07-02-2009, 04:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
tmv8888 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lambertville MI Age: 19 Posts: 81 Skin: Mint Karma: 80	Powder Brown Help So heres the deal. I have a small fairly young powder brown tang in a 40 gallon, which as i know is way to small. I knew this when i purchase him. He was very small, and i intended to return him to the LFS once he began to outgrow my tank. Problem is, The trusty LFS jumped ship and changed locations. They are now about 3 hours north of my location, and they were the only good LFS within that distance. (pet supplies and petco don't count obviously). He has begun to outgrow the 40, and i have nowhere to take him. I don't just want to watch him slowly die or be tortured from lack of space. so what do i do??? _________ 26 gal nano reef, carribian red shrooms, blue spotted shrooms, flower anemone, pink carnation, 4 hermit crabs, coral banded shrimp, 3 turbo snails, lawnmower blenny, royal gramma, midnight/nox angel. 40 gal FOWLR: powder brown tang (really small one), Marine betta, 3 green chromises, brittle star.

07-02-2009, 05:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
JBL Coral Banded Shrimp Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 362 Skin: Mint Karma: 2908	Bigger tank! Everybody loves a bigger tank! _________ 155 gal bowfront. 250 lbs LR, 55 gal sump/fuge. C-1200 skimmer, 3 Korilla's , CS-102 overflow, 1200 Mag return. 2 clowns, PB Tang, Tiger Goby, watchman Goby and pistol, Coral Beauty, 2 yellow tangs, Hippo Tang, Manderin Goby, 6 line, cuc. Remember without pics, it didn't happen.......

07-02-2009, 05:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
PackLeader Giant Squid Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Reno, NV Age: 27 Posts: 5,450 Skin: Mint Karma: 50921	Check to see if you have a local reef club that might have a member that wants him. Worse case post it on craigslist as free to a good home. I had to do that with a powder brown I had to adopt, and someone came and got him within six hours. _________ Jason 200 gallon long reef: 55 gallon sump, 20 long fuge, 300+ pounds LR, 750W MH, 216W T5, ASM G4+ skimmer, reactors, wavemaker, etc Hippo tang, O clown pair, firefish, starry blenny, YT damsel, BJ trigger, Scopas tang, chromis. Too many corals and inverts to list. http://www.3reef.com/forums/show-off...-60554-19.html [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

07-02-2009, 11:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
devlzluv Aiptasia Anemone Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: vb Posts: 559 Skin: Dark Karma: 1353	ya agreed go for a bigger tank, you can find them cheap on craigs all day long. If not you could prolly trade him for another fish to local forums. I have a sailfin in my 65 and when he outgrows it and I dont have a bigger tank by then he will go to a local friend with a bigger tank. Rather him live than to die in a small tank. How long have you had him for? _________ 65g DT and 20g Sump,90 lbs of rock,Sundial T5 HO 4x39 light, Octopus NW-150 skimmer, K4+K2+K2 w/ 420 gph return,Aquavue phosphate reactor.....2 Ocellaris clowns, Juvie Sailfin,Watchman goby,cleaner shrimp,bunch of corals......... 75g in the mix now, almost got all the parts purchased, just need to get the rest of the plumbing and finish the stand. I would say another 2 weeks! WOOT

07-03-2009, 04:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
tmv8888 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lambertville MI Age: 19 Posts: 81 Skin: Mint Karma: 80	bout a year actually. A bigger tank is not an option really. Just not something i can really invest in at the moment. No room Either. and my town is rediculously small and unheard of. i don't think we have a reef club.

07-04-2009, 12:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
mikejrice 3reef Sponsor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,369 Skin: Dark Karma: 33197	Post him on the forum as free to anyone who will pay shipping. If my tank was big enough I would easily pay shipping for him.