5in Sohal Tang

[fish1031]

Will a sohal tang around 5in be ok with a 12" mappa, lunare wrasse, and pinktail trigger in a 180 or will he be too small and the mappa eat him... haven't added a new fish w/ mappa yet but he is an agressive eater...
any ideas... thanks!

 

[kjr_trig]

You definately don't need to worry about a Sohal Tang being bullied by anyone for very long. This is likely the "toughest" tang on the block, in fact a 180 is actually borderline for a Sohal (up to 2ft in the wild). This fish will get big and aggressive quickly. I wouldn't plan on adding any more Tangs once he gets his foot in the door. Wonderful, active, and beautiful fish though.

 

[dbgator1]

Very aggresive fish from what i have seen and heard.

 

[fish1031]

yeah i know he already beat up a powder blue when they were acclimating in the bucket. Now they are separated in the QT. So you don't think the puffer would bother it?

 

[ccampbell57]

Originally Posted by fish1031
Will a sohal tang around 5in be ok with a 12" mappa, lunare wrasse, and pinktail trigger in a 180 or will he be too small and the mappa eat him... haven't added a new fish w/ mappa yet but he is an agressive eater...
any ideas... thanks!
The Sohal tang will be just fine with the puffer. These guys are nasty tangs and tend to dominate the entire tank once they are in place.
Once you add the Sohal, dont add any other tangs or similar looking fish cause they will kill them.

 

[fish1031]

alright thanks

 

[3stripedamsel]

Are sohal tang easy to get ick? like all the other tangs.
thanks