Red Sea Reefer fish capacity

[Julian.Rad17]

I have the Red Sea reefer nano and currently have 2 fish a fire fish and a diamond goby. What is the most fish I could have in a tank like this? At one point I had 5 fish and everything did fine. Also could I introduce another firefish into the tank or would the two fight? Are there any wrasses good for a tank this size? If anyone has any ideas please let me know.

 

[Deleted member 336650]

How many gallons is that tank?

Any of the possum wrasses stay small & do well in a small tank.

 

[Julian.Rad17]

21 gallons

 

[brett559]

Sixline wrasse, Midas Blenny, flame hawkfish or clown pair could all go in there. Not all together of course, but those are some options.

 

[Julian.Rad17]

Would 4-5 fish be my max

 

[MuShu]

Probably 2-3 would be your max.

 

[Julian.Rad17]

Are six line wrasses really aggressive or would they be ok if introduced last?

 

[MuShu]

It depends on what else you have in there. What would you put with the six line?

 

[Julian.Rad17]

Diamond goby, firefish, pair of clowns

 

[brett559]

You can get more than 2-3...

 

[Julian.Rad17]

I know I had 5 before

 

[jraker]

Possum wrasse would be my vote, they are great for nano tanks.

 

[Reef Frog]

I would wvoid the 6 line, especially in a smaller tank with small peaceful fish. They're aggressive fish. Yellow Assessors, Royal Gramas, yellow gobies and some of the smaller hawkfish like a Falco are other possibilities.

2 fire fish are unlikely to coexist for the long term as full sized adults.

 

[Julian.Rad17]

K thanks.