What can I keep in a 75g?

[reefrocker]

I currently have a 3" Baby Blue Throat Trigger, Golden Head Gobey and a pair of false perculas.
I am planning on adding:
2xHeniocus Butterfly fish
1xBright orange Anthias and 1x female version of that fish.
1xYellow Tang
1xYellow Coris Wrasse
Would it be possible to add all of those fish into a 75g reef tank without having any sudden tank crash?
Thanks
P.S.-All fish will be as small as possible.

 

[jeo]

No, that will not work out very well. Your tank may or may not crash, but that is too many large fish to share a small space. anthias shouldn't be in such a small tank either.

 

[reefrocker]

Then will I be able to add the 2x Heniocus Fish at least. Also, is there still a chance that my tank can crash even if I have a good protein skimmer? ER ES5-3. How about adding a Yellow Tang?

 

[f1shman]

that might be fine, but no anthias!!

 

[reefrocker]

So I can add all of the fish listed EXCEPT the ANTHIAS, correct?
Also, what other fish will substitute for the Anthias and do well in a 75g?
Thanks

 

[exile415]

I don't know about that trigger in a reef.

 

[ophiura]

Is this a reef? Because I think the heniochus would be an issue too.
YES a tank can certainly crash even with a good skimmer. Skimmers don't prevent the overload of the biological filter.
IMO, NO, you can not have all the fish except the anthias. MAYBE a heniochus and a yellow tang, but that is pushing it, IMO. Maybe a heniochus and a wrasse. But definitely not everything on that list (even without the Anthias). Just way too much. And since I am assuming you do want the fish to live, it doesn't matter if they are small...they will grow. You need to stock to the adult size of fish which is why I really think you would be pushing it even with a single heniochus and tang.

 

[reefrocker]

LOL, you make it sound like I need a bigger tank
Then can I have another Golden Head Gobey and 3 Chromis along with the Heniocus?
And yes I have a reef tank and the Blue Throat trigger is totaly reef safe and doesn't bother or nip at anything. Not even the Feather Dusters that I have. I guess I'd be lucky.

 

[jeo]

Originally Posted by ReefRocker
LOL, you make it sound like I need a bigger tank
Of course you need a bigger tank! we all do

Originally Posted by ReefRocker
Then can I have another Golden Head Gobey and 3 Chromis along with the Heniocus?
I wouldn't put that many fish in a reef tank. You might be able to pull it off in a FO but it will look overcrowded and is just really not a good idea. I would say choose between the 3 chromis and the Heniocus. Even that would be too many fish for my taste but I think it would probably work ok.

 

[ophiura]

I would not put that many fish in a reef tank. Generally reef tanks have low bioload relative to the capacity of the tank in order to keep good water quality. But the 3 chromis and goby with a heniochus and trigger is probably somewhat better than your first list.

 

[reefrocker]

So this is my reef-safe fish list:
1xHeniocus
3x Cromis
1xFlame Angel
Would that work?

 

[jeo]

Originally Posted by ReefRocker
So this is my reef-safe fish list:
1xHeniocus
3x Cromis
1xFlame Angel
Would that work?
adding this to the 4 fish you already have is too many fish. That would be 2 larger fish, 1 medium fish, and 6 smaller fish. You would be ok with 1 large, 1 medium and 4 or 5 small ones. If you scratch the heniocus then you would probably be ok.

 

[druluv]

Avoid problem scratch the flame angel, cool fish but not worth the problem if you like corals.

 

[msd2]

I would second caution w/the flame angel. While you might get lucky, I have tried two of them and they both enjoyed the taste of coral.

 

[reefrocker]

Fine the flame angel will leave the list.
Here's the new list:
1xSolar Wrasse
1xBaby Hippo
Would that work? and would I have space for more fish?

 

[reefrocker]

Here's my truely final list that IMO should work well.
Solar Wrasse
Cuvier's Tang
Would those be okay? Do I have space to squeze in another Wrasse or a Purple Psuedochromis?

 

[reefrocker]

Bump

 

[beachbumtx]

I don't think the trigger will mess with the corals....but will go after any mobile inverts like snails, crabs, and shrimp.
If you are look to put a lot of fish in 75g tank, get a refugium. I have 75g tank with a 30 gal refugium.
Personally, think the Heniocus will get too big for the 75g and become aggressive. I know of a person that had a Majestic Angle killed by her Heniocus when it got to a bigger size. Both fish were same size. I would worry about the trigger becoming too big for the tank. Bluejaws/Blue Throat triggers are usually peaceful to other fish, but one can never tell what will happen when the environment becomes too small for comfort.
I do not like tangs of any kind in tanks under 100g (not counting sump.fug size). Some have had success, but tangs seem more terroritorial in smaller tanks.
Personally, I have a pair of Bartletts Anthias in my 75g and have no problem with them. They have been there for over a year. Dispar Anthias is another one you can try, but be warn, they are jumpers and may jump out of the tank in the middle of the night.
There are a lot of fish you can put into your 75g reef tank.
Here is a list of fish I have in there now:
A pair of Bartletts Anthias.
A pair of Yellow Claown Gonies.
A pair of Carribean Neon Gobies.
Coral Beauty.
Foxface. (Eventually will be the biggest fish in the tank).
Black Sailfin Blenny.
Pink Spotted Watcjman Goby.
Randalli Goby.
All do well together and are peaceful. I do not plan to add any more fish to my tank. From this point on, I will be removing most of my soft corals and switch mainly to SPS, LPS, and a select few soft corals like zoanthids and mushrooms.