Sohal?

[Wd40]

How bad of an idea is it to place a sohal tang in a 150 reef tank?
Right now there really isnt any aggresive fish, just the yellow tang.. all the rest are anthias, chromis, wrasses, etc..

 

[Rogger Castells]

Bad

 

[streetjudge79]

I have a 5 inch sohal in mine with about 20 fish.. mine is about 180 gallons and he gets along fine with everyone, only scraps with a blue hippo about the same size every now and then.

 

[mrx66699]

OHHHH nOOOOOO!!! Oh no!

 

[snakeman2198]

lol....
I have been waiting to see that picture again. HILARIOUS!!!!! Hope you don't mind me making a copy

 

[mrx66699]

Nope not at all thats how I got it when someone put it up lol I love it.

 

[scubasteve247]

im sure im gonna get flamed by the tang polizia for this......

but.... IMO, it depends on what your going to be long term.
If your largest tank is a 150, and your never going to go larger, than your shouldnt keep the sohal tang long term.
however if you get a very small sohal tang, and i mean small, like 4" then you will get between 2-3 years out of the fish before it needs a bigger tank or a new home.

the sohal tang gets very very large, so i would say minimum tank would be a 200, but a 150 is pretty close.

live aquaria recommends a min of 180.

again this is my opinion, many may disagree.

 

[DgenR8]

There are far better choices for that size tank.