ghostrida3
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does any body keep these, what size tank min. should they be kept in?
sohal tang tank recomendations
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Horizon Canopy
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i'd say a min would be a 6ft tank around 180g. they get big, and they get agressive... i once saw a large one in a LFS display tear to pieces a large yellow tang.
E-A-G-L-E-S
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if you want him for a few years and more, a 240g or bigger - imo
E-A-G-L-E-S
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isn't it great how that works....they get bigger and we go bigger
ghostrida3
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do you think it woudl take out hippo tang?
E-A-G-L-E-S
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once it gets big it has a good chance of becoming beligerent to any tankmates....just parroting what i've read elsewhere, never personally owned one because of the warnings
I've kept mine in a 500g tank for over six years and, at just about a foot long, he's beginning to look a little cramped. He certainly utilizes every inch of his swimming room and I do believe that had he not 'grown up' (I got him at around 4-5" long) here, he would have destroyed quite a few of his tankmates by now. As it stands, he's active but mellow...gets a bit fiesty at feeding time though and will run off the other tangs until he gets his fill at the nori stick.
But to answer the question, I wouldn't put a Sohal in anything less than an 8 foot tank unless you weren't planning to keep it until maturity. I would be careful with my aquascaping, leaving lots of swimming room and giving it several good places to dash when startled. These places are also good for the other tank inhabitants to flee should the Sohal get PO'ed for whatever reason. They are amazing quick and when angry will dart back and forth through the length of the tank a few times, scattering everthing in its path. It would be nice to give these other fish someplace to hide, especially the more skitish ones. Also,make sure your skimming or filtration is up to snuff because Sohals can eat and poop in epic quantities. And finally, if at all possible, I would also add the Sohal last. Waaay last. Hope this helps a little.
But to answer the question, I wouldn't put a Sohal in anything less than an 8 foot tank unless you weren't planning to keep it until maturity. I would be careful with my aquascaping, leaving lots of swimming room and giving it several good places to dash when startled. These places are also good for the other tank inhabitants to flee should the Sohal get PO'ed for whatever reason. They are amazing quick and when angry will dart back and forth through the length of the tank a few times, scattering everthing in its path. It would be nice to give these other fish someplace to hide, especially the more skitish ones. Also,make sure your skimming or filtration is up to snuff because Sohals can eat and poop in epic quantities. And finally, if at all possible, I would also add the Sohal last. Waaay last. Hope this helps a little.
Jens Kallmeyer
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HI
My LFS services a tank with 2 Sohals, but it is an 8000 gal setup. The tank itself is a round cylinder (ca. 8 ft diameter, 20 ft high) and the two Sohals have split the tank in half, one in the upper 10 ft, one in the lower. It takes them less than 3 sec to swim a full circle around the central reef. The fishes also regularly attack the divers that do the service.
If you want a Sohal at all cost, make sure your reef is build in a way that the fish can swim around it and not just up and down. A cube or round tank with a central reef seems to be the best solution. Having seen these fishes in the Red Sea, I would not want them in any tank, except perhaps some gigantic show tank. They grow too big, swim too much, eat too much and are way too aggressive.
Jens
PS: This is a link to the 8000 gal tank (in German)
http://www.meeresaquaristik.de/html/hauptteil_32000.html
My LFS services a tank with 2 Sohals, but it is an 8000 gal setup. The tank itself is a round cylinder (ca. 8 ft diameter, 20 ft high) and the two Sohals have split the tank in half, one in the upper 10 ft, one in the lower. It takes them less than 3 sec to swim a full circle around the central reef. The fishes also regularly attack the divers that do the service.
If you want a Sohal at all cost, make sure your reef is build in a way that the fish can swim around it and not just up and down. A cube or round tank with a central reef seems to be the best solution. Having seen these fishes in the Red Sea, I would not want them in any tank, except perhaps some gigantic show tank. They grow too big, swim too much, eat too much and are way too aggressive.
Jens
PS: This is a link to the 8000 gal tank (in German)
http://www.meeresaquaristik.de/html/hauptteil_32000.html
