actually all tangs can be tempermental. the sailfin is a beutiful and hardy fish and they can get quite large, 110 is enough space id say. my favorite is the red sea sailfin.
if i wanted to try a fish like this.....would my best bet be let everyone settle in for a while and then get a juvenile?.......i plan on having a really docile tank.....so, i don't want anyone freaked out by a larger quicker fish
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if this will be your most aggressive fish, which it sounds like it would be, then yes let everyone get situated and territories established before you introduce Mr Big Bad Tang
try to get a red sea sailfin(disjardini). they are much more colorful, tend to be less agressive, and will eat bubble algae. go for a real red sea one, not persian gulf or indian ocean...they tend to wash out inn color.
i have been reading about these guys....some sites actually suggest a 180g tank.....i dunno
i was gunna get scott's fairy wrasse, but then saw a loubout's (which i fell in love with)....then, decided that w/ wanting a dragonette, maybe a wrasse is a bad idea
so, i guess, i am just lost and confused...eh!....i would like one larger fish, but nothing that is going to cause me or my other critters issues later on
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___________________________ " Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine."...Buddha
i have been reading about these guys....some sites actually suggest a 180g tank.....i dunno
i was gunna get scott's fairy wrasse, but then saw a loubout's (which i fell in love with)....then, decided that w/ wanting a dragonette, maybe a wrasse is a bad idea
so, i guess, i am just lost and confused...eh!....i would like one larger fish, but nothing that is going to cause me or my other critters issues later on
take your time. but if you ask me, you'll see that sailfin a lot more and they are much easier than fairies. i bought a harem of scott's (one alpha male and 6 females, they were so shy they would not come out to eat and all died frm starvation.
oh, sry to hear that.....you know, there is/was a scott's at my LFS and now that you say that, he only darted out and back in.....you really didn't get to watch him swim, stayed in the rocks
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thay also have al oubout's fairy....he stays out and swims, but he is a much smaller fish.....makes up for it in color ....(he's not for sale)
i think the loubout will be a better choice, they stay smaller and tend to less shy. it will be a much smaller bio-load anyway. i personally think they are better looking than scott and flashes much better.
try to get a red sea sailfin(disjardini). they are much more colorful, tend to be less agressive, and will eat bubble algae. go for a real red sea one, not persian gulf or indian ocean...they tend to wash out inn color.
I agree with Walrus.
I have a Red Sea desjardinii and I really like her. She eats from my fingers and is quite tolerant of the other residents namely, a yellow wrasse and my surviving clownfish. She's "assertive" but not overly aggressive. This week I introduced a little hippo tang who had just finished his quarantine. After her inital "this is my tank and you better get in line" posturing, the sailfin now ignores the newcomer. I have a 110 gallons setup with lots of space to swim around.
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