stocking list

[natep206]

ok so presently i have 3 fish in my 55 gal softy reef with about 55lbs of lr. eventually i will have 100 lbs in there. i have a fluval 404 canister filter which is rated up to 100gallon tank. and a red sea protien skimmer which is reated up to 100gallon tank.


i am getting another occ clown today and late next week im getting a four line wrasse. so then ill have 5 fish. my plan for the long run is to get 2 more.

this is my total list.

fish i have

1 occ clown
1 bangaii cardinal fish
1 orange spotted blenny

fish im getting soon

1 more occ clown
1 four line wrasse

fish ill be getting in the future

1 spotted madarin
1 coral beauty angle

ok so the bangaii and the madarin both dont move fast or take up a lot of space at all. so the other fish are'nt competing with them for swiming space. the orange spotted blenny is a bottom dweller and the only other bottom dweller is the madarin which isnt a swimming space taker uper. so imo no other fishes will be competing with thosse fish for swimming space.

so really its only 4 3-4" fish competing for swim space in a 55 gal with great filtration and alot of lr. plus the occ clowns will have a anemone as of later today and probly wont venture too far from it.

my question is will i be overstocked?

thanks
nate :beer:

 

[snorvich]

Borderline in my opinion. The mandarin will have difficulty finding enough food in your setup as well.

 

[natep206]

so 100 lbs of established lr with a hob fuge and 2 pod piles and a added bottel of live pods will not be enough for one mandarin?

nate :beer:

 

[pheel]

The wrasse will compete with the mandarin for pods, they eat a lot of pods.

I had a ton of pods before I added my 6-line

 

[techigirl78]

Don't get the four-line wrasse if you want a mandarin, in that size tank you'll only have problems making sure the mandarin gets enough food.