?Help Me Keep A Powder Blue Tang ALIVE?

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OK, here are my suggestions - and yes, I've had a PBT for over a year:

Quarantine him in a bare-bottomed tank, as big as you have - I'd use the 45. You can set one up by taking some live rock and water from your existing tank.

A UV sterilizer can't hurt, but if you don't have one, I'm not sure it's necessary. You will likely go thru at least 1 cycle of Ich. Give him/her plenty of hiding places to sleep at night. Feed it often and well, with nori or some other greens available all or most of the time. If you have a supply of live brine or saltwater ghost shrimp, I'd try those as beginning foods. What you want to do is have him/her in the least stressful environment you can, with good water and a full belly. Keep it in the QT until it has been Ich-free for 3-4 weeks. When you introduce it into the big tank, rearrange some rock to put the other fish off-guard.

Thanks Bill. Your advise is greatly appreciated. BTW What size was your PBT when you bought him? -David