How Much Fish For a 135?
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Chibils
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Be careful with your shoalers. The chromis ought to be okay, but may pick each other off (normal). Firefish are intolerant of conspecifics, and you'll probably end up with two (one that lives on each end), or three if a pair forms one end. The same will happen with the cardinals. They shoal until a pair forms, in which case the others become "invaders" and get picked off because they can't leave the new pair's territory.
When I was first starting, I was really into shoaling-type fish as well. But after looking around, I feel like my tank would have been really boring without the diversity it has/has as I stock it.
When I was first starting, I was really into shoaling-type fish as well. But after looking around, I feel like my tank would have been really boring without the diversity it has/has as I stock it.
rob1991
Active member
bioload wise its fine, but this is how i see it a tank needs to be very diverse, i have a 135 also and this is what i plan to do and am doing, there needs to be a few big fish and many small fish like the ocean it will give your tank good diversity, a good look, and a close simulation to the ocean. say you have 15 chromis, the clown fish, and like 6 or so other small brightly colored fish, then 3 or 4 big fish, it would look so cool to have big fish going through the schooling chromis.
happyclam
New member
Thats a great idea rob1991! OK, this is a more current idea for livestock (will probably change for sure):
15 Blue Green Chromis
2 Ocellaris Clown
1 Regal Tang
1 Yellow Tang
Those are pretty much for sure, plus maybe a few accents (maybe one of 2 of these, not all):
1 Longnose Hawk
1 Shrimp Goby w/ shrimp
6 Carrberyi Anthias
1 Genicanthus Angel
It would be really cool to have some anthias, that way I would have a group of red fish and a group of blue fish. Do you think a begginer with 6 months experience could have success with these anthias?
15 Blue Green Chromis
2 Ocellaris Clown
1 Regal Tang
1 Yellow Tang
Those are pretty much for sure, plus maybe a few accents (maybe one of 2 of these, not all):
1 Longnose Hawk
1 Shrimp Goby w/ shrimp
6 Carrberyi Anthias
1 Genicanthus Angel
It would be really cool to have some anthias, that way I would have a group of red fish and a group of blue fish. Do you think a begginer with 6 months experience could have success with these anthias?
