Do I have any more room? 60G Stocking

migston

migston

Member
Tank stats:
60 Gallon tank with 10g sump and a 10g fuge.
Remora Skimmer running a mag3
80 lbs Live rock
2 inch sand bed
Weekly 10% water changes.
Current inhabitants:
2 Ocellaris Clowns
1 Sixline Wrasse
1 Black Sailfin Blenny
2 Yellowtail Damsels
1 Kole Tang in QT
Am I at my stocking limit? Overstocked? Room for one more? I'll be perfectly content once the Kole gets into the display but I'm wondering if I've got room to add a flame angel. Would that be pushing it?
And tang police, before you yell at me about having a tang, I've done my research and Kole tangs are the smallest tangs and from what I've read will be fine for my tank. So unless you've got experience with a Kole that proves otherwise, then please don't issue any blanket "tangs don't belong in that size tank" posts. Cool thanks :)
 
pyro

pyro

Active Member
I've always heard yellow tangs were the best candidates for smaller tanks... But then again, never hear too much about a kole tang.
I don't know much about kole tangs, but from my opinion a yellow tang would do great in your tank - at least physical size limit wise. I don't know about the bio-load, maybe some help from somebody else on that one... good luck with the tank though :D
 
viet-tin

viet-tin

Active Member
koles are small also and IMO would fare better than a yellow tang because they dont get as big as the yellow tang.
 
aaron1983

aaron1983

Member
The tang should do fine! The whole tang idea of being in a huge tank is a bit overdone I think personally. Your tank is large enough so id say it will do well. Just dont stick one in a 10 gallon lol. You could try a flame angel. Dont get anymore fish after that though!
 
migston

migston

Member
My fish load has significantly decreased since I started this thread. First one of the damsels just up and disappeared. He was sickly from the beginning. One of his eyes either fell of or was bitten off and he showed lots of signs of battle damage. I did the 3 week quarantine period but in hindsight I should have left him in there until he made a complete recovery
I'm really suspecting Brooklynella which I'm almost sure my clown died of. This clown had been in the tank for 4 months and up till about a week ago had been the healthiest fish in the tank. His appetite had severely decreased and he became more and more lethargic. I removed him, gave him a formalin bath. Then I put him in another bucket to acclimate to my QT but he died 20 mins later.
I'm pretty bummed out about it all. Now my little male clown has lost his mate. I'm worried that given the fact that I need to wait for my Kole to clear QT and then QT a new clownfish, he might turn female and they'd kill each other. Does anyone know how long it takes a clown to change ---? Should I get him out of the main tank and Quarantine him with the new clown when I get one?
 
aaron1983

aaron1983

Member
It shouldent much matter about the clownfish. I wouldent put your kole tang in the tank that had the disease until your sure its gone. You dont wanna loose him!
 
migston

migston

Member
Oh definitely. I read up on Brook and it can only be transmitted by touch or fishes swimming near each other since the parasite can't swim far. So with the two diseased fishes dead I'm hoping it's clear. But yeah I'll take the precaution of leaving the Kole in QT a little bit longer.
 
drakken

drakken

Member

Originally posted by viet-tin
koles are small also and IMO would fare better than a yellow tang because they dont get as big as the yellow tang.
Ya never know with SW fish. I had a kole and he was nervous and started attacking all the other fish after about 5 months. I now have a YT and it's doing great and getting alone nicely with the others.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top