To many fish?

[reefhead165]

To many fish?
Would this be to many fish for a 165 gallon tank?

What i have now.....

Bi color blenny
orchid dottay back
clarkii clown (want to get rid of)
Long ten anem. (Want to get rid of)
2 false percs (going to get rid of and going to get true percs)
blue hippo tang
orange diamond sand sifting goby
yellow tang
cleaner shrimp
coral banded
fire shrimp
1 snail
30 hermits
2 sand sifting starfish
med colt coral
lots of Xenia
pallys
a lot mushrooms


Want to get:
A white cheek tang
Imperator angel

Thanks

 

[bertoni]

I don't think the list is too large, although I'd skip the hermit crabs and add more snails.

 

[dileggi]

What would be the general rule of thumb on figuring out if your list is too large?

I was thinking on either adding a six-line wrasse, rainford goby or lawnmower blenny.

Is it possible that I could add one more?

 

[tmz]

I don't think there is a usefull rule of thumb such as gallons per fish or inches per gallon. If I read it correctly ,you have 5 relatively small fish in a 72g wih only 30lbs of lr. So ther should be plenty of swimming room for another fish or two depending on what they are. THe only fish you have now that might be a bit aggressive is the dotty back. Just research the specimen you wan't and match it to your tank conditions and tankmates. As you increase bioload you may need a little more live rock for denitrification unless you are using a sand bed or remote sand bed.

 

[camlov2]

I have a bicolor "royal" dottyback and decided to get a 6 line wrasse. He lasted one day (didn't have another tank at the time to put him in). The bicolor is the most agressive dottyback but I would be very careful about any of his brothers or sisters as well.

 

[bertoni]

My first-line guess is maybe 2-3 royal-gramma-sized fish per 30g or so. Messy eaters and active fish, like tangs, count more heavily. On top of that, aggression is a big issue.

 

[dileggi]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11656346#post11656346 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tmz
I don't think there is a usefull rule of thumb such as gallons per fish or inches per gallon. If I read it correctly ,you have 5 relatively small fish in a 72g wih only 30lbs of lr. So ther should be plenty of swimming room for another fish or two depending on what they are. THe only fish you have now that might be a bit aggressive is the dotty back. Just research the specimen you wan't and match it to your tank conditions and tankmates. As you increase bioload you may need a little more live rock for denitrification unless you are using a sand bed or remote sand bed.

Thanks to all for your input on this. But, I think it may have been read incorrectly.

I do not have a 72g with 30lbs of lr. I have a 29g with 30lb of lr. How much does that change things?

 

[VivaBorg]

lawnmower

lawnmower

I would stay away from the lawnmower blenny in the 29g cube. They get big pretty fast, and are really dirty fish.

 

[dileggi]

Thanks Viva. I wasn't aware that they got that big. I was thinking 4 inches at most.

But, do I have the room to add 1 more fish without going overboard?

I have not done much in the research dept on some of the fish that I would like to add yet because I'm not sure if I would have the room to add one.

 

[tmz]

Five is about all I would do and that is in my opinion pushing it a bit.

 

[bertoni]

I left my 29g at three fish: two YW goby fish and a Swiss Guard. I think yours is a bit overstocked as is.

 

[dileggi]

Ok, well that answers that question. I really appreicate everyone's feedback. At this point, I'll give up on the fish idea.

Thanks again!