Stocking question?

[danimallaminad]

I have a 125 gallon tank with just about 10 corals and the fish already in the tank are 1-Blue Tang, 1-Tomini Tang, 1-Maroon clown with an anemone, 1-purple pseudo, 1 red firefish, and 1-chainlink eel. I was wondering what other fish i could put in here that would swim and are colorful? or am i fully stocked?

 

[gsiegel]

Lineatus wrasse would add some color and are active

 

[Dmorty217]

+1 to the wrasse

 

[Fishypapa]

+2 on the wrasse. Beautiful (albeit exepensive) fish. They're also jumpers so make sure you have mesh over the top.

 

[danimallaminad]

That is a very beautiful fish but a bit expensive. Any other ideas? Thanks for the help.

 

[Fishypapa]

That is a very beautiful fish but a bit expensive. Any other ideas? Thanks for the help.

What about bottom dwellers? There are other options there. (plus they have quirky personalities a lot of times)

Coral Beauties and Flame Angels are very colorful too.

 

[danimallaminad]

A nice bottom dweller would be cool. I have alot of rockwork though and I wouldn't just want it hiding all the time. I was thinking about a flame angel but i already have a coral beauty in another tank. Thanks for all the help guys.

 

[gsiegel]

How about a hawk fish? Quirky Personality as they scoot around tank and find a perch to hang out on. Very funny fish to watch IMO. Flame hawks are pretty cool looking.

If the Lineatus is too much $ check some of the other fairy or flasher wrasses and just see what you like (+1 to the mesh on the tank). As far as smaller angels check out a venustus and a bellus.

 

[danimallaminad]

The flamehawkfish is probably the top pick right now. I am wondering if I were to get that would my tank be fully stocked?

 

[Fishypapa]

Starry Blenny. I love mine and he's got a peculiar personality. Haha

 

[Dmorty217]

ORA cleaner gobies are among my favorites I have 3 and they are fully of little personality and its always cool to see one of my tangs swim up and change color to get the occasional cleaning

 

[danimallaminad]

ok so I ended up merging two tanks. I moved my coral beauty and sixline wrasse and red firefish into the 125 gallon and am letting them get used to each other. I am now wondering if my tank is maxed out? The list is now 2-red firefish, 1-blue tang, 1-tomini tang, 1-coral beauty, 1-sixline wrasse, 1-maroon clown, 1-chainlink moray, 1-purple pseudo.

 

[ca1ore]

I tend to be in the 'heavy stocking' camp, so, no 9 fish doesn't seem maxed out to me. Moray can be a prett heavy bio load fish, though, so may depend a bit on size.

Heck, I've got 17 fish in a 90 :eek1:

 

[danimallaminad]

Ok cool. Thanks for the help

 

[danimallaminad]

Well down to 8 fish. One of the firefish didn't make it. I'm pretty sure the eel got to him at night cause just his tail was laying on the ground. RIP-Flick

 

[rssjsb]

Yep, that eel is going to be a risk to small fish. I imagine your pseudochromis will be on the menu eventually, too. As the eel gets bigger, it might go for larger fish.

 

[danimallaminad]

honestly I wouldn't miss the purple pseudo. I know it sounds heartless but he is a pain. He attacks everything in the tank and nips everybodys fins. I want to remove him but I dont want to turn my tank inside out.