So much for Sohal being mean

jmccown · #1 10/18/2007, 12:51 PM

Finally (after a year long search) I got a Sohal. It was a bit undersized for the tankmates it would have, it was about 4" range. It lasted 2 weeks and from 2 weeks of torment from my purple tang it just stopped eating and finally died the other day. This really sucks. The purple never stopped chasing and thrashing the Sohal the whole time. Usually within a day or two they've settled down. Not this time. I'm really down 2 fish because of this Sohal. I gave away my big Desjardin sailfin to my brother so I could get the Sohal. The fish never tried to fight back. It ate good the first week and a half and just stopped. Sucks losing an expensive fish. Guess I'll have to find one 6" or bigger next time.

Titan*69 · #2 10/18/2007, 12:56 PM

I'd remove the PT for a few weeks, while the next Sohal you get can acclimate to it's new home in peace.

danorth · #3 10/18/2007, 01:58 PM

That is a bummer. We win some, we lose some. I've done the fish move out, so the other could get used to it, then I couldn't put the other back in because the new fish was too comfortable.

TheSaltwaterGuy · #4 10/18/2007, 02:40 PM

Sorry about your loss. I know what it feels like to lose an expensive fish. About 1 month ago, I lost my prized Australian Harlequin Tusk.

LA has a 5 1/2" Sohal in their Diver's Den right now. Why don't you get him?

thor32766 · #5 10/18/2007, 02:46 PM

yeah the one in divers den is sweet, plus you get a 2 week back up!

TheSaltwaterGuy · #6 10/18/2007, 04:09 PM

If I were you, jmc, I would jump on it quick. The last one they had sold within a few days.

Titan*69 · #7 10/18/2007, 04:54 PM

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Originally posted by danorth
That is a bummer. We win some, we lose some. I've done the fish move out, so the other could get used to it, then I couldn't put the other back in because the new fish was too comfortable.

Lol, nature of the beast

jmccown · #8 10/18/2007, 07:56 PM

I'd rather wait till a bigger one comes along, 5 1/2" isn't much bigger than what I had. I have a guy in Cincinnatti who says he can get me a big one. I'll wait and see what he comes up with. Seems Sohal's are becoming more abundant now that the hot weather is almost behind us now.

bureau13 · #9 10/19/2007, 09:13 AM

I think you have a smart PT. He knew what would happen if he waited until the Sohal was bigger than him!

jds

kalel1976 · #10 10/24/2007, 08:37 AM

I am sure that the reason why the sohal didn't show its typical agressive behavior was due the fact that it was immediately harrased upon introduction. Even the meanest fish has a hard time acclimating if it never has a chance to settle in especially when it is smaller than the established fish.

jmccown · #11 10/24/2007, 01:47 PM

Agreed. The Sohal just never stepped up to the plate and tried to establish itself.

If anyone knows where a big sohal is please PM me. I am now in the market for one.

Sharkbait74 · #12 11/02/2007, 01:49 PM

Just curious... I note on your profile you have both a 150g and a 380 gallon tank?

If you have these two tangs in the 150g tank... likely you will never have success.

I think the 380 should be fine... but who knows. I've seen plenty of people do it... but I've always heard to be cautious when mixing multiple tangs in a tank unless they are both introduced together and the tank is 300+gallons... which you have.

I love the Sohal Tang... I've just heard that they are mean SOB's....

jmccown · #13 11/02/2007, 03:55 PM

It will be in a 380g tank.

I only have one fish in my 150g. The fish I have in this tank is the meanest SOB of a fish you'll ever see....an 18" Queen Trigger. One bad mama! I have videos posted of her on this section somewhere.

stdreb27 · #14 11/02/2007, 10:39 PM

I don't have a 380 but I'd think you would be fine with several tangs.

rcerulli · #15 11/02/2007, 11:10 PM

Sohals are strange creatures. I had an established 4" sohal and added a 6" yellow tang about a month later. The sohal went bonkers the first week or so. He literally was quite angry about the YT. After the YT got established and got fattened up (I had saved him from a LFS that only fed him mysis twice a week if that. No greens/nothing he had no stomach, it was severely pinched and had lymphosistis. He is now nice and fat and flourishing and actually bosses the sohal around. Its funny how things work.

reefer334 · #16 11/02/2007, 11:31 PM

I have a 6 inch Sohal in a 300 gal with a 11 inch Queen Trigger along with 20 other fish with no real battles. My Queen Trigger is the mellowist of the bunch.

jmccown · #17 11/03/2007, 06:55 AM

You got any pics of your tank reefer334? Sounds like a nice tank.

Crazy4salth2o · #18 11/03/2007, 07:11 AM

Newcomers take time to establish themselves and their territory. Even a bully fish is a pussycat in the beginning. especially a younsgter like that one. I'd remove the PT before adding and then add the PT back after a week or two.

jmccown · #19 11/03/2007, 09:56 AM

Oh I know they don't establish themselves right off the bat. But for 2 weeks this fish never tried to defend itself. Usually 2 days max and either a dominance is established or a co-existence. I'll likely take the PT out next time if I can't find a Sohal twice the size of the PT.

reefer334 · #20 11/03/2007, 11:01 AM

I will try to post some pics later today, I am in the process of moving all my tanks (not fun) so I will try to take some pics before the move.

stdreb27 · #21 11/03/2007, 01:13 PM

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Originally posted by reefer334
I will try to post some pics later today, I am in the process of moving all my tanks (not fun) so I will try to take some pics before the move.

Fun, stuff, I just moved my 180.