Am I maxed out??

vinnyl

vinnyl

Member
My wife is bugging me to get more fish, I am pretty sure my tank is maxed out....what do you guys think??
72 gal - Bowfront
2- false perc. (1")
1 - yellow tang (3'')
1 - sailfin tang (1")
1 - flame angel (1.5")
1 - hippo tang (1.5")
 
jmick

jmick

Active Member
I think you are overstocked...I'd try and replace the hippo and sailfin for more appropriate fish for a 72gal because IMO, they will outgrow it. If you were to replace the two tangs you'd be able to add more, a couple fairy wrasses would be nice additions.
 
emmitt

emmitt

Member
I wouldnt say you are overstocked now if those fish are really that small but they will certainly outgrow it in a year or 2 at the most. The tangs do need to get in a larger tank pretty soon so i wouldnt add anything until you upgrade or get rid of at least 1 or both of the tangs.
 
vinnyl

vinnyl

Member
I will upgrade to 150gal in February...... but untill then I believe they should be fine.... I wasn't planning on adding anithing else, but my wife wants a Royal Gramma...
 
mrdc

mrdc

Active Member
You have a nice set of fish already so I would wait for the bigger tank. If you have to get another fish, I would go with something small like a neon or clown goby.
 
vinnyl

vinnyl

Member
Tks for the input.... I won't get more fish until I can upgrade to a bigger tank.
(I have some pics and videos on my webpage if you guys want to see it.)
 
bhfccsr198

bhfccsr198

Member
do you think im maxed out i have a 125 with all normal perameters tanks been up1 and a half years with same fish
1 picasso trigger
1 niger trigger
1foxface
1 brown shoulder tang
1 yellow tang
1 korean angel
1 auriga butterflyfish
1 snowflake eel
and i had one jaw fish but havenm seen him in about a week and i have a clean up crew of a chocolate chip and a bunch of blue legs and i also have to horse shoe crabs and some cleaner clams under sand
by the way im keeping my ph at1.020 to prevent ich
 
maroonytun

maroonytun

Member
bhfccsr198 ,
What is a brown shoulder tang???
1 picasso trigger
1 niger trigger
1foxface
1 brown shoulder tang
1 yellow tang
1 korean angel
1 auriga butterflyfish
1 snowflake eel
I think you are maxed out.
 
bhfccsr198

bhfccsr198

Member
will the triggers still nip in a 125 gallon tank with a lot of live rock? have 2 emperor 400's, 2 powerheads, and a protein skimmer
 
S

surfinusa

Guest
yeah it doesnt seem like they will do it but no matter what size tank a trigger should nip at a lion even if there is a bunch of live rock but i think you should be fine because those are some of the less aggressive triggers
 
lion_crazz

lion_crazz

Active Member
Yeah, I think you are overstocked as well.
You are only hurting your butterfly, angel, star, and clean-up crew by keeping your SG that low. Keeping it at 1.020 will not really prevent ich much at all.
I also hope you know how huge horse shoe crabs get, and that most triggers and wrasses will eventually eat them.
 
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