how many fish in your reef tank?

[new reefer in michigan]

I have a 120 gallon tank. I have about 15 corals. I have 2 blue damsels, 1 maroon clown, 1 pagama cardinal, one hawkfish, 1 yellow tang, and 1 eyelash blenny. I would like to add about 10 to 15 corals in the next year. The tank has been running for about 5 or 6 years so it is established. My question is would it be o.k. to also add 2 or 3 more fish to the tank?

 

[dizzy]

I have a 120 gallon tank. I have about 15 corals. I have 2 blue damsels, 1 maroon clown, 1 pagama cardinal, one hawkfish, 1 yellow tang, and 1 eyelash blenny. I would like to add about 10 to 15 corals in the next year. The tank has been running for about 5 or 6 years so it is established. My question is would it be o.k. to also add 2 or 3 more fish to the tank?

It's ok with me just pick from the little guy lists like jaws, flasher wrasses,
dwarf angels, bangaii cardinal, and gobies. I have 13 fish in my 75 but 6 of them are small gobies and the rest stay pretty small.

 

[Anonymous]

To answer your first question, I have Zero. None. Not yet that is...
Since I have a 15 gal nano, I can only add a few fish. I have been looking for True Percs, I want to add 2, hopefully to become a pair, and a purple fire fish.

You state you have a 120. Do you have a sump, a refugium, or other factors that add to the total volume of your water column? More water in your system can support more animals. Whether they have bones or not.

Also consider territory when you are deciding on new fish to add.

Brett

 

[Mac1]

Ditto Brett's comments. I have a 90 w/ 6 fish, a Large Sailfin tang (had the bastard 5 years now, I can't trade 'em in), 2 Perc's, 2 Bangaii Cardinals, and a Yellow-striped Goby. I've kept many more fish than that in my 55 before, but having been able to observe different stocking levels, I feel strongly that a lightle fish-stocked tank is a much better environment (both for us and them). I also have thought about adding a couple more fish, just to make it a little more active to watch, but haven't really found anything that would fit in a good niche (besides perhaps some goby's). My Tang's too big to suffer a similar fish, and there is simply not enough room for two that dwell in the bottom half of the water column. That leaves me w/ sand dwellers, or top-water species. Try comparing what you have now, and where they spend their time, against what you hope to add, and where you think they would spend most of their time.
In my situation, I'd feel comfortable adding a pygmy angel, as it would spend much if it's time inside and around the rockwork, and right now, nothing else really "lives" in that area. Likewise, I don't have any sand-dwelling fish, so a pair of goby's would do nicely in my setup (IMO). But anything that's an open water fish that likes to swim, is going to conflict with my tang, so I know I can't get anything like that. Topwater swimmers relegate me to Anthias, a few wrasses, and Chromis basically... If you give this kind of analysis a try, I think you'll be happy w/ your decision on additional fish.

- Mac

 

[ReefBum1]

i've had up to 20 fish in my 120g sps dominated reef tank and i never had a problem. sounds like your tank is established so i would just make sure you introduce extra fish slowly.