Overstocking opinions?

[AC2020x]

Hey, so far right now my tank is pretty well stocked. I would love to add 2 more fish but i don't know if it's too overstocked at that point or if it would be possible. So just looking for what people think about my options.

I have a 125g FOWLR with about 115lbs of live rock and 100 lbs of live sand. ON my tank is a 30g sump a ehopps filter and a 150NWB Reef Octopus protein skimmer(which does a really nice job with little maintenance).

Currently my stock is as follows: 3-4" huma huma trigger, 8-10" snowflake eel, 2 misbar ocillaris clownfish(pair), a firefish, 3 pijama cardinal fish. And recently I just added a Flame Angel and Lemonpeel angel. (I know I have heard alot and talked to alot of people about the dwarfs and its a really hit or miss thing but they seem to both be doing great so far and i've seen no aggression, but i'm ready to move one if i need to.)

I would like to add:
- Foxface Rabbitfish (either foxface lo or One spot foxface)- which I know get big so I will probably get pretty small)
- A wrasse- I would like to get a red corris wrasse OR a Harlequin Tusk.

Do you think adding these 2 fish would be overkill? I know that they do get pretty big but I don't plan on keeping them in that same tank till they are full size. Let me know your thoughts or if you have any other ideas for fish.

Thanks a ton,
-AC

BTW all the current fish are all doing really well

 

[GoingPostal]

I would go with the foxface but with a smaller wrasse, tusks get big as well and I hate planning for an upgrade or trading in fish, too many times it just doesn't happen. There are a lot of smaller wrasse that would go well in there. Personally I would be worried about so many small fish in with a trigger, eel and possibly large wrasse. How about a toby puffer or a hawkfish?

 

[redbellyman]

Plus, I can speak from experience some fish as they get older and larger dont take transfers kindly. I have had some rough times in the past transferring fish and getting them to eat. Lost a lion years back when I transferred him from a 90 to a 125... stopped eating its a shame. On the other hand I have moved other fish and never had a problem... Something to keep in mind is all. I will say my foxface gets picked on in my mini reef by dottybacks.. so if your triggers temperament is aggressive keep an eye on that guy. Puffers rule.. but make sure you stick with the toby or other smaller puffers as most grow HUGE! Just reread your post and you said 8-10" snowflake? if thats true nothing under 3" long.. My eel has snagged full size yellow tail damsels (a win for both of us) but they were a good 3" so be careful... better to be picky and have survival than jump and die...

 

[AC2020x]

I'm pretty confident my eel could get the cardinals or firefish if he tried hard enough, however they are pretty fast. But I have not seen any sort of aggression out of the trigger or snowflake. From what i've read snowflakes are pretty safe as long as you keep them well fed. neither of them have even shown an intrest in other fish, even when hungry, they just eagerly wait for me to feed them. I obviously can't guarantee that they will be the same as they grow older, but i've known numerous people who have done similar things and it worked for them.

I've read alot that the huma huma is one of the lesser agressive triggers, especially if bought when young, as I did. And they are very slow growing. --

So i'm pretty confident that at least for the time being the fish are not agressive at all. If I start seeing signs though I do have the ability to transfer the fish to another tank.

I do definitly agree though that transfering when they get older is a bad idea and that I want to avoid that as long as its possible.

 

[Stuart60611]

I'm pretty confident my eel could get the cardinals or firefish if he tried hard enough, however they are pretty fast.

I would not count on the speed of your cardinals or firefish as being a sufficient asset to evade your snowflake eel. Your eel is still small, but it will grow quickly. In the next year or so, your eel could start to pick off these fish. Eels love to ambush attack small fish like these while they sleep.