Thinking of Getting Achilles & Sohal Tangs

[Kahuna Tuna]

I personally feel that a sohal or naso for that matter, shouldn't be kept in anything less than a 300 because of their adult size.

I agree, and when you factor the aggression of some tang species it is a recipe for disaster. IMO you can put the sailfin, clown, Prionurus, or any tang that gets over 30 cm. in that catagory as well, I had a Indo-pac sailfin outgrow my 180, they get huge although it took him 11 years to get as big as he did.

 

[mandrin13]

so i guess this means i have to take the sohal out of my 5g.










LOL!!!

 

[Wolverine]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6661969#post6661969 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by FSOL
Does size make the fish more or less agressive. For example, if instead of a 5" sohal I got a 2" sohal, or if I got a small achilles instead of a large size one, would that make any difference as far as them being nicer to other fish?

Initially it might, but as mentioned above, it will grow.

I agree about the 300g; that's a decent size for fish like this.

Dave

 

[hulley]

I posted a thread in reef descussion, but no respones yet. I bought a 4" Achilles today and my smaller Sailfin is pestering him! I havent seen any fin nipping, nor does the Sailfin bother the Achilles when they eat. Should this end soon? or do I remove the sailfin? I really love this Achilles and dont want to stress him anymore than necessary.