How many fish?

[Dubge]

OK I have a 75G with 2 clowns, 1 yellow tang, 1 royal gramma and a scooter blenny, how many more fish can I add to be at my limit?

thanks
Ray


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[tazdevil]

Depends what type of 75 your doing. A FOWLR tank, IMHO, maybe 1 or 2 more. Reef tank, your about maxed. I forgot to throw in, are those percs or something else? 2 percs is approx. the same bioload as 1 full grown flame angel. 2 full grown tomato's or 2 full grown maroons would be equal to 2 full grown flame angels as far as bioload.

 

[Anonymous]

wow thats amazing that you can come out with bioload ratios like that!

 

[Dubge]

Ya it is a reef and yes they are percs

 

[Len]

I think you're about maxed out too. I find that too many fish in a reef tank has an adverse effect on corals, so I keep my fishstock to a minimum.

 

[Dubge]

Now someone told me that I could add more if my skimmer could handle my bio load?

 

[tazdevil]

Totally your choice, adding a skimmer doesn't automatically mean you can increase your bioload. For one thing, if the skimmer fails, now what? You'll have a overloaded tank while waiting for a replacement. If it's just wnating to get more fish, time for a bigger tank or start up another one (nano maybe) .