Can I add more fish

[terence trent]

I have a 75g reef tank in my office; it has 90 lbs. of live rock, wet/dry, protien skimmer, etc. The fish include a 3 inch pseudochromsis, 4 inch hawk fish, and a 5 inch yellow tang. Can I add any more fish; I was thinking a powder brown tang and a percula clown.

 

[@knight]

i would think that a another tang would be pushing it a bit. you might be able to get away with a clown though. just be careful not to go too far.

 

[dad]

i'll agree with knight. forget the tang, you already have one. two in the same tank is asking for trouble,
look into the capatability section here.
i would go with a clown,

 

[alianated]

Hiya, dunno if this will help, but maybe it will. I only have a 50gallon, but I have more fish than you in it. They have been living and doing very well for about 2 months now.
What I did was this... first I checked compatibility. hehe (As someone already suggested)
But then I also thought in terms of 'turf'
What I mean by that is that I knew that my hawkfish really didnd 'swim' around the open areas of the tank much. So I knew i could add a fish that swam around the tank without making the hawkfish feel crowded by it. So I added a coral beauty. Then I added some blennys cause I knew they were ground dwellers primarily. I also added a clown that sticks by an anemone. So he wouldnt really swim around and crowd the angel. And so on and so on.
All in all I have probably 7 fish in my tank.
They are all doing well and I really think a big reason for that is that I made sure that each one's territory wasnt crowded. You can look at any place in my tank and see a fish, but you rarely see any of them come in contact with eachother.
If you notice your fish are all hanging out in the middle of your tank, and not really skimming the bottom or top, then I would consider a fish that would hang out in one of those areas that arent so 'busy'
Just my thoughts, Im newer at this and could be totally wrong, but it seems to be working with my fish.

 

[piscesblue]

Like Alienated, I also have more fish in a smaller tank. I have 6 fish in a 30gal but I do not recommend it. I change 5gal a week and have a filter and a skimmer rated for a tank twice my size. Alienated used the same method as I have in choosing my fish. You can't pick ones that occupy the same area. The funny thing is, all my fish hangout together in the same corner 90% of the time. I ended up with so many fish because I kept telling myself that I would get rid of my 2 Chromis that I bought for my former pet octopus, but I love the way the dance around the tank playing tag with eachother. I also don't have a fish that is over 2" in my tank. The juvenile Chromis and my Pygmy Angel are the largest fish. I have a Neon Goby, a purple psuedo, a Barber Pole Goby, and the 2 Chromis and my Pygmy. I think I missed the point and didn't answer your question... Yes you can add fish, but do it gradually and make sure they fill diferent niches on your reef. Also consider feeding traits, it's easier if all of your fish enjoy the same varied meals. Sorry that I ran my mouth incoherently and made you read all of this!

 

[fishgod]

As long as you filtration can keep up with your bioload everything will be fine you can have 55 green chromis in a 55g reef and as long as your filtration is keeping your water pristine then you shouldn't have any problems. Just remember to quarentine, and stay away from fish or inverts with specialized diets (moorish idols, filefish,etc....) You could add a number of fish to this set-up my suggestion wold be a school of chromis or anthias, both of these would be stunning additions to a reef tank!

 

[salttrigger]

I will go with the clown, forget the tang they get to big fast,I got a 60 gal tank with 4 fish,one of them its a Regal tang that its geting to big(gonna take it back to de LFS),I hear that tangs need bigger tanks.

 

[zackt]

I have a setup very similar to yours, except that mine doesent have as much live rock. I have appx. 75lbs in my 75gl. You seem to be in good shape, people say that you shouldent put 2 tangs in there... and for the most part they are right, you certainly could have 2... but there will be complications regarding territory, food, etc. Go for a dwarf angel... or perhaps Bangaii Cardinals. A school of firefish are always charming, namely with the ladies.
Zack