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Sohal Tang
Acanthurus sohal
The Red Sea Tyrant (16 inches / 40 cm). Stunningly beautiful, but widely considered the absolute most violently aggressive tang in the aquarium hobby.
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Origin
- Mar Rosso (Endemico)
- Tank use
- Used in 0 tanks
Temperature
24 °C - 27 °C
pH
8.1 - 8.4
Water type
Freshwater
Tank level
All levels
Adult size
40 cm
Care and observations
The Homicidal Dictator: As they mature, they snap. They will claim a 300-gallon tank as their sole property and systematically hunt down every other large fish. They use their massive, bright orange tail scalpels to physically slash and disembowel tangs, angelfish, and triggers until they are the only survivor.
Fish profile
- Tank level
- All levels
- Adult size
- 40 cm
- GH
- 15 dGH - 25 dGH
- KH
- n/a
- TDS
- n/a
- Conductivity
- n/a
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