Crazy stocking?

Razzagas · 06/17/2006, 07:15 PM

I am setting up a 65 gallon, and I have been thinking long and hard about which fish to put in it. I have ruled out any tangs...
Theres what I have come up with...

2 x Percs Clowns
1 x Algae Blenny
2 x cherub angels
1 x leopard wrasse (last fish after 6 months)
5 x green chromis
2 x firefish
_____________
14 fish
I will add very slowly
my tank has been up and running for 2 months and the corals are doing good. I already have the 2 clowns and the algae blenny

This is a mixed reef with a little bit of everything. For skimmers I have a css 125 and a HOB aqua C remora, as well as a 20 gallon refugium, and ~100 lbs of live rock

What do you think?

Craig Lambert · 06/17/2006, 07:32 PM

I think 14 fish is too many for a 65G tank (though I count 13 on your list). I have a 75G with 5 fish, and I'm done. I also have 100 lbs lr, skim with an AquaC EV-180, and have a fuge.

Razzagas · 06/17/2006, 07:48 PM

I think that I am going to not put in any chromis, and therefore, my list will be at 8...
PS sorry for miscounting

ACBlinky · 06/17/2006, 08:51 PM

I have 8 fish in my 65g and it's pretty stuffed. Some of the fish on your list are tiny so you'd probably be fine (though borderline), but I think it's a good decision to leave out the chromis.
Watch the cherub(s) if you've got LPS, they can be nippers.

HippieSmell · 06/17/2006, 09:08 PM

I have 4 small fish in my 120 and am only going to add 4 or 5 more. You COULD add that many fish to your tank but it will cause problems. IMO, have a few less fish and a lot more stability. You'll be happier I think.

thor32766 · 06/17/2006, 09:11 PM

yes that alot of bioload on a tank. I would shorten the list some.

Salamander · 06/17/2006, 09:40 PM

Seems like too many to me unless you go FOWLR. You'll have more success with your corals if you have less fish.

Razzagas · 06/18/2006, 08:38 AM

What if I take out the firefish as well so then there would be 6 fish??

nm354 · 06/18/2006, 08:46 AM

How about just 2 percs, 1 angel (still questionable), and the wrasse.

michaeldaly · 06/18/2006, 10:12 AM

I have a 65g and at the moment I have four fish in it.
1 Coral Beauty
1 Cinnamon Clown
1 Pygama cardinal
1 Copper band

I plan to add another two fish,

LobsterOfJustice · 06/18/2006, 12:10 PM

I would take out the chromis, one firefish, and one angel.

deansreef · 06/18/2006, 01:50 PM

i have a 180 with 4 chromis, 1 cbb, a fox face ,one harlequin tusk and 1 emperor angel...8 fish total.

raddogz · 06/18/2006, 03:21 PM

This is what I have in my 58g

(2) lyretail anthias
(2) true percs
(2) bangaii
(1) flame angel
(1) blue/green chromis

Now before I get flamed to death...I also do five gallon water changes every week, thirty gallon sump (half filled), and a skimmer that is rated for twice the size of the tank.

The bangaii pair will more than likely go into the 120g.

I don't feed every day either...however I may be an exception to every rule.

Chihuahua6 · 06/18/2006, 05:12 PM

I would also leave out the wrasse and one angel or the wrasse and both firefish. It just keeps things more stable over time having a moderate bioload.

beck_bail · 06/18/2006, 06:36 PM

I keep 7 in my 125

1 Whale Tang
1 Yellow Tang
1 Flame Angel
1 Red Clown
1 Fox Face
1 damsel
1 Mandarian

No more fish for me. I think the critters are more fun to watch anyway.

06/17/2006, 07:15 PM	#1
Razzagas Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 653	Crazy stocking? I am setting up a 65 gallon, and I have been thinking long and hard about which fish to put in it. I have ruled out any tangs... Theres what I have come up with... 2 x Percs Clowns 1 x Algae Blenny 2 x cherub angels 1 x leopard wrasse (last fish after 6 months) 5 x green chromis 2 x firefish _____________ 14 fish I will add very slowly my tank has been up and running for 2 months and the corals are doing good. I already have the 2 clowns and the algae blenny This is a mixed reef with a little bit of everything. For skimmers I have a css 125 and a HOB aqua C remora, as well as a 20 gallon refugium, and ~100 lbs of live rock What do you think?

06/17/2006, 07:32 PM	#2
Craig Lambert Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,897	I think 14 fish is too many for a 65G tank (though I count 13 on your list). I have a 75G with 5 fish, and I'm done. I also have 100 lbs lr, skim with an AquaC EV-180, and have a fuge. __________________ "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will spend all day in a boat drinking beer." Current Tank Info: 75G Tank, 29G Sump, 100lbs LR, AquaC EV-180, Iwaki MD-20RT return Tunze nano streams 4X54 t-5/Icecap Ballast & SLR's 2x110 vho actinic

06/17/2006, 08:51 PM	#4
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	I have 8 fish in my 65g and it's pretty stuffed. Some of the fish on your list are tiny so you'd probably be fine (though borderline), but I think it's a good decision to leave out the chromis. Watch the cherub(s) if you've got LPS, they can be nippers. __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

06/17/2006, 09:08 PM	#5
HippieSmell Occupy Reef Central Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Orbiting Posts: 4,141	I have 4 small fish in my 120 and am only going to add 4 or 5 more. You COULD add that many fish to your tank but it will cause problems. IMO, have a few less fish and a lot more stability. You'll be happier I think. __________________ Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like bananas. Current Tank Info: 78"x36"x27" acrylic, 6 Orphek Atlantik V3+ Compacts, MRC Orca Pro II w/washdown, CalcFeeder Pro AC3, Emperor Aquatics 80w UV, 80/20 aluminum stand, Vortech MP60's, Theiling Rollermat, GHL Profilux 3.1T EX, Kessil H380

06/17/2006, 09:11 PM	#6
thor32766 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chuluota, FL Posts: 6,072	yes that alot of bioload on a tank. I would shorten the list some. __________________ "Live your life so no one has to lie about who you were at your funeral" click on my red house to see my tang compound! Current Tank Info: 29 gallon in Wall!

06/17/2006, 07:48 PM	#3
Razzagas Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 653	I think that I am going to not put in any chromis, and therefore, my list will be at 8... PS sorry for miscounting

06/17/2006, 09:40 PM	#7
Salamander Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,103	Seems like too many to me unless you go FOWLR. You'll have more success with your corals if you have less fish. __________________ I feel more like myself now than I did before. Current Tank Info: 120g mixed reef, 2 x 250W DE MH, 2 x 54w T5, MSX 200 SKimmer, 2 Koralia 4's, 40g fuge/sump, QT

06/18/2006, 08:38 AM	#8
Razzagas Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 653	What if I take out the firefish as well so then there would be 6 fish??

06/18/2006, 08:46 AM	#9
nm354 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 344	How about just 2 percs, 1 angel (still questionable), and the wrasse. __________________ "We should make every customer take and aptitude test before they can walk in here."

06/18/2006, 10:12 AM	#10
michaeldaly Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 2,009	I have a 65g and at the moment I have four fish in it. 1 Coral Beauty 1 Cinnamon Clown 1 Pygama cardinal 1 Copper band I plan to add another two fish,

06/18/2006, 12:10 PM	#11
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	I would take out the chromis, one firefish, and one angel. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

06/18/2006, 01:50 PM	#12
deansreef Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: north carolina Posts: 3,234	i have a 180 with 4 chromis, 1 cbb, a fox face ,one harlequin tusk and 1 emperor angel...8 fish total. __________________ the only dumb question, is the one not asked... Current Tank Info: 225 gallon peninsula

06/18/2006, 03:21 PM	#13
raddogz Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bay Area Posts: 3,167	This is what I have in my 58g (2) lyretail anthias (2) true percs (2) bangaii (1) flame angel (1) blue/green chromis Now before I get flamed to death...I also do five gallon water changes every week, thirty gallon sump (half filled), and a skimmer that is rated for twice the size of the tank. The bangaii pair will more than likely go into the 120g. I don't feed every day either...however I may be an exception to every rule. __________________ Eileen If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. - Quentin Crisp Current Tank Info: 180g Reef

06/18/2006, 05:12 PM	#14
Chihuahua6 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Hempstead, NY Posts: 2,124	I would also leave out the wrasse and one angel or the wrasse and both firefish. It just keeps things more stable over time having a moderate bioload. __________________ Leah Amanda Current Tank Info: First salt tank 1985, current tank 150 g acrylic

06/18/2006, 06:36 PM	#15
beck_bail Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Mass Posts: 35	I keep 7 in my 125 1 Whale Tang 1 Yellow Tang 1 Flame Angel 1 Red Clown 1 Fox Face 1 damsel 1 Mandarian No more fish for me. I think the critters are more fun to watch anyway.