Another Do I Have To Many Fish Tread

[loglew]

Ok plain and simple here is what is in the tank. Tank is a 150 gal with a 30 gal sump. (Skimmer/Fugue)

"¢ 4.5" Foxface
"¢ 5-6" Yellow Tang
"¢ 3" Ocellaris clownfish
"¢ 2.5" Black and White clownfish
"¢ (2) Banggai Cardinal Fish
"¢ 2.5" Male red mandarin
"¢ Midas Blenny
"¢ 2" Blue Damselfish
"¢ 10 Nassarius Snails
"¢ 2 Turbo Snails
"¢ 3 Cerith Snails
"¢ Chocolate Chip Starfish
"¢ Cleaner Shrimp
"¢ 6" Purple LTA

I also have three fish in a 55 gal QT that I'm planning on adding to my DT and having my fish stocking done.

"¢ 2.5" Copperband Butterfly (4 weeks in QT)Eating frozen very well!
"¢ Six Line Wrasse (5 week in QT)
"¢ 3.5" Blue Tang (1 Day in QT)

A couple other corals nothing to big though. Also planning on moving out the chocolate chip after im done with the fish in QT. Thanks for your thoughts Reef Central is the best!

 

[loglew]

Well no one is bashing my list I guess that's a good sign.

 

[falconut]

Sounds good to me. Just keep monitoring your nitrates. Depending upon the levels, you may need to do more frequent water changes, once you add the other fish.

 

[a.stebel]

Looks good to me as well. I would assume you have a good skimmer for the 150, so there doesn't look to be bio overload.

Well no one is bashing my list I guess that's a good sign.

 

[Mattik]

There is no "rule" on stocking rates in SW. It pretty much is up to personal preference, and how good he filtration is in your tank. I have seen others with far more fish than you have in a tank half the size. I have also seen others with half the fish you have in a much larger tank.

check this thread:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1718727

 

[Mattik]

Here is a good example from that thread. I plan on something similar in my 70g, but I am really shooting for around 20-23 fish in my setup. However, I'll be building up slowly and monitoring water quality to ensure I don't overstock.

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There are 31 fish in a 80g:

* 3 - Pseudanthias bimaculatus
* 9 - Pseudanthias dispar
* 1 - Paracanthurus hepatus
* 1 - Pygoplites diacanthus
* 10 - Chromis viridis
* 1 - Amblygobius rainfordi
* 2 - Nemateleotris magnifica
* 1 - Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
* 2 - Synchiropus splendidus
* 1 - Valencienna puellaris

 

[zooty]

List looks OK to me. Its not always the number of the fish but the size. I would avoid any more "big" fish with the 2 tangs, FF and copperband

 

[Toddrtrex]

I would keep a very close eye on that "chocolate chip starfish" --- they aren't reef safe and I have read/seen threads about them going after an LTA.

 

[loglew]

Thanks for the great advice, everyone here is always are a huge help.

 

[snorvich]

I would keep a very close eye on that "chocolate chip starfish" --- they aren't reef safe and I have read/seen threads about them going after an LTA.

Amen to that. I would definitely remove it.