Sailfin Tang, Desjardini
Zebrasoma desjardinii
Compatibility at a Glance
✓Reef compatible — can be kept with reef
✓Coral compatible — can be kept with coral
✓Invertebrates compatible — can be kept with invertebrates
Sailfin Tang, Desjardini is considered reef safe — it can generally be kept in tanks with corals and sessile invertebrates without damaging them.
Compatibility
✓ Reef Compatible✓ Coral Compatible✓ Invertebrate Compatible
Care Parameters
- Type:
- fish
- Aggression:
- semi-aggressive
- Swimming Zone:
- midwater
- Minimum Tank:
- 180 gallons
- Schooling:
- No
- Diet:
- herbivore
- Safety:
- ✓Reef✓Coral✓Invert
Compatibility with Popular Tankmates
Verdicts from our compatibility engine, assuming a typical 90-gallon reef tank. How our engine works →
- ~Ocellaris Clownfish — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ✗Yellow Tang — Avoid. Species conflict: Known conflict: Two Zebrasoma tangs fight over territory in tanks under 125g Full verdict →
- ~Royal Gramma — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ~Firefish Goby — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ~Coral Beauty Angelfish — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ~Blue Green Chromis — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ~Pajama Cardinalfish — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →
- ~Sixline Wrasse — With caution. Tank poor (90gal for 180.0gal min) Full verdict →