225 good for a sohal tang?

[Mattl22]

I'm buying a 225 setup from JP on here!

Thinking over fish choices I love shoal tangs I always wanted one !

Can a sm shoal grow and be healthy in a 225 for long haul ? I know they have potential of getting quite big !

 

[Wolverine57]

Sohal will be fine in a 225. Will be awhile before your sohal get so big enough to be moved.

 

[Mattl22]

Thanks I'm gonaa try and get a tiny one !!

 

[dnov99]

I would avoid it or put it in last. IMO one of the nastiest and most aggressive fish that you could add.

 

[mshur]

I would avoid it or put it in last. IMO one of the nastiest and most aggressive fish that you could add.

+1
i have sohal for 5 years, got him when he was 2" , now he is big about 6"+ and chasing all my tangs... i am not sure if he is going into my new tank..
nasty and agressive but very colorfull..

 

[Mattl22]

I'm planning on making him/ her the only tang!
Will fill rest of tank with smaller fish only fish I've been thinking off might be same size is a scribbled rabbit fish and regal angle will it bother other fish not same shape?

 

[ming]

I'm planning on making him/ her the only tang!
Will fill rest of tank with smaller fish only fish I've been thinking off might be same size is a scribbled rabbit fish and regal angle will it bother other fish not same shape?

There's definitely a good chance it'll bother fish with a similar tang shape, such as some angels, copperband, etc.
The only things I see it ignore completely are things like wrasses, damsels, dartfish... basically things completely different in shape.

 

[Mattl22]

Ok I think I'm gonna get one !!
They r so beautiful I fill tank with smaller fish that hopefully he will ignore

 

[Mattl22]

Who here has a sohal tang?

 

[sunny]

Who here has a sohal tang?

I have had one now for 65 minutes - LOL!

 

[marrone]

I have one, it mayn't be a problem when it's small but at it gets larger, and it will get larger fairly fast, it will become a problem with most of your other tangs, to the point where it will attack them until it kills them. Usually they don't become a major problem until they start to get around 8+", at which point you may need to move it if you have other tangs in the tank. They do well in tanks with aggressive fish, like Triggers, Groupers, Eels and large Angels, though even with aggressive fish like that they still will go after some of them. The thing is at smaller sizes they're not that aggressive, and will get along with other Tangs without any problems, but that does change very quickly when they get larger.

 

[dj ze]

i had one for over 2 years they grow really fast mine even when he was small slashed every & any fish he could i would stay away. once established he won't let you introduce any new fish

 

[Mattl22]

Man but I really want one anyone have success with them in a reef for atleast 4 yrs

 

[studiofish]

think twice

ive had one also he was my pride and joy i had him in my 220 for about 6yrs 7'' he was a beast he survived a wipe out of ick and stray voltage from broken heater . he would not let me put any fish in the tank he would destroy any and all tangs in hrs it became a one fish only tank

 

[Mattl22]

Thankyou studio I'm gonna have too go with the Achilles !!
You where ok with 1 fish in the tank?
It would go after even sm non tang fish ?

 

[studiofish]

sohal

it took out my seabe clown it became a terror had a hard time trying to pick fish it even chased damsels