Overpopulated?

[mopardwh]

So I was curious on opinions if I'm getting to the limit, or have exceeded overpopulation.
55GAL - XP2 - Prism skimmer - power compact lighting
60#Live sand - 75#Live rock
1 flame angel
1 purple firefish
1 green chromis
1 talbot damsel
1 yellow watchman
1 longnose hawkfish
1 corral banded shrimp
2 cleaner shrimp
1 knobby star?
2 green brittle stars
1 purple lobster
2 arrow crabs
1 horshoe crab
12 or so hermit crabs
6 or so snails
1 cucumber
1 scallop
2 feather dusters
1 large lime green brain
a few zoo colonies
a few mushroom colonies
1 unknown - anemone?
Any advice or recommendations would be great. Just looking for opinions. I have had this reef for 7-8 months now. Thriving so far.

 

[jakebtc]

sounds like you probably should not add anything more except corals IMO
do you have any problems having 2 arrows together, or do they just stay at seperate sides of the tank?

 

[pjp]

Sounds like a full load. Keep up with the weekly water changes.

 

[fishman72b]

IMO i think the list need to end there. Maybe a few corals, but thats all i would recomend. I wouldn't add all that at once, though. Wait til the tank's cycle has finished.

 

[jupoc911]

your fish load seems to be ok. 6 fish in a 55, in which all are relativly small. I think your stocking problem comes from your choice of inverts.

 

[mopardwh]

Everything is very friendly. Arrows hang out together, shrimp get along fine, and the lobster just hides. He is scared of the shrimp. The fish are all really small except the angel and the firefish. They have matured quick, but the rest are babies. And I don't plan on addind fish, maybe a few more corals.
Thanks for the replies.

 

[evanish]

Skip the horshoe crab. They aren't really made for fish tanks and they reach pretty large sizes.

 

[mopardwh]

Originally Posted by Evanish
Skip the horshoe crab. They aren't really made for fish tanks and they reach pretty large sizes.
I already have him. He's about two inches and hasn't been a problem yet. Except he hasn't eaten anything. I'm assuming I need to feed him, but I'm not sure how. I assumed he would eat shrimp pellets like everything else. I was also told he won't get big like the ones you pet at public aquariums.