29G Biocube Stock List Question

[skinless85]

Right now i have...
3 Green Chromis
1 True Percula
I plan on getting...
1 Yellow Watchman
1 Sixline Wrasse
1 Royal Gramma (possibly)
1 Purple Firefish (possibly)
1 Lawnmower Blenny (possibly)
Of course im not going to add all of these together because of the size of the tank, but would the combination of some of these fish be ok together? I also plan on taking the Chromis out but im not sure yet.

 

[subielover]

I think you are about at your max now without even adding any of those fish. How much live rock do you have and how long has your tank been set-up?

 

[skinless85]

Im at week 5 and i have 30lbs of live rock.
Temp. 77-78
Ph-8.3
Ammonia-0
Nitrites-0
Nitrates-5
Alkalinity-11 dKH
SG-1.023

 

[subielover]

I would at least wait another month or two before adding anymore fish. You really have a high bioload already for such a new tank.

 

[skinless85]

Sounds good...thanks for the help

 

[subielover]

No problem at all. If you decide to take the chromis out, you will have a lot more options for fish.

 

[skinless85]

They would have been out a week ago but everytime they see the net they take off and hide for an hour. If i took the Chromis out, would the fish list be pretty much compatible?

 

[subielover]

I would ditch the lawnmower blenny as they do better in larger tanks. The rest should be ok, although sometimes royal grammas and sixline wrasses can be mean.

 

[genius172]

hey Skinless i would agree with Subie... i probably wouldn't go with the lawnmower, they tend to grow to big in a small amount of time. i had a yellow watchman goby and it's a cool little fish, but it wouldn't go to far from its territory though... so not to useful as far as clean up algae in other places.

 

[skinless85]

Thanks for the help. Any tips on catching the chromis without removing the rocks? They come up to the top of the tank when i feed them but as soon as they see the net they scatter. Ive seen people make the bottle traps but do they actually work?