Yes, they get fairly large and most standard 125g's don't facilitate their swimming movements well due to the width. If you HAD to purchase a sailfin, the Zebrasoma desjardinii can hold its own better than Z. veliferum. Just my opinion.
240 gallon tank with 200 lbs live sand, 260 lbs live rock,1 little giant 1200 gph pump, new clear canister filter, 1 36 gallon sump with 1 950 gallon mag drive pump,with 30 lbs of live sand, and 20 lbs. of live rock rubble, 4 1200 gph power heads, 1 48'' nova extreme light, with 8 blue moon lights, and 1 48 inch coral life t5, 1 powder blue tang, 1 yellow tang, 1 maroon clown, 1 moorish idol, 1 four strip damesal, and one 3 strip damseal, 1 coral banded shrimp, and numrise snails and hurmit crabs for cleaning, yellow headed sleeper goby, Green bubble tip, toad stool coral, kenya tree coral and a new coral that i cant pernouce
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i had the same problem with my powder blue but all i did was cut the lights and cover the tank with dark sheets for 24 hrs. and every time the powder blue was ok after that and if you want a reall nice tang i have been looking in to a sohal tang but best of luck to u