too many fish?

[airdog67]

Any thoughts on my bio load for a 90 gal
1 hippo tang
1 yellow tang
1 cinnamon clown
1 maroon clown
1 dotty back
1 little damsel
3 chromis
2 dragon gobies
1 lion fish

 

[miracles38]

you're kidding, right?

 

[bradbmbj]

If you do that the lionfish will eat all but the tangs. then the bioload will be okay

 

[Creade]

It looks like you already have these fish in your tank judging by your gallery.
Even if they are getting along and your system is handling it now, I would expect to start having problems as soon as those tangs or the lion start growing.

 

[luther1200]

That lionfish is only a baby. You know they can can get like10-12" right?

 

[airdog67]

no not kidding, the lion fish is real small, wont even eat my smallest chromis ( yet). Ive had this lion fish in this tank for 6 months, I know eventually I will have to trade him in, but the rest of the bio load, good, bad, ugly, what?

 

[luther1200]

IMO it would be O.K. without the lionfish.

 

[Shekki]

Trade most of your fish in tomorrow before the carnage starts.

Keep the Yellow tang, one of the clowns, the dottyback, and maybe the chromis.

Do you ride a Gixxer?

 

[airdog67]

No gixxer, but I did just buy the new Yamaha R1, its rad

 

[BuddhaKiss]

I've got 9 fish in my 90, the biggest being a powder blue tang...and I thought it reached its max. After seeing ur stocking list, i might add another fish or two..lol

 

[DGee]

I think I hear the stampede of the tang police in the distance...

 

[ReeferChick85]

Holy fish list!! that's a lot!!lol...maybe you could do without the lionfish but other than that you got a nice list of fish imo

 

[mat167]

Yea it's quite a bit of fish... Actually it's pretty comparable to mine lol. Now that I see it from an outsider perspective I might have to offload some fish

 

[DamnPepShrimp]

I'd get rid of one of the clowns, two different species in a 90g will probably end in fights/death, the lionfish for obvious reasons, the hippo tang because it will outgrow your 90g in no time and the chromis since they will probably get bullied and killed or kill each other. Other then that, looks good. btw, I ride too, the R1 is a sick bike! But for what I do, its no good, kawi 636 for me!

 

[odyssey1]

I think it is OK. I have 8 fish in my 75 and everything is fine. I also have 2 tangs. one is a yellow tang and the other is a yellow fin tang. They seem to be OK with each other. As for the others I have 2 black clowns, cleaner wrasse, 6line wrase, diamond goby and mandrin goby.

I also keep 23 different species of coral SPS, LPS and a few zoos and softies.

ALL IS WELL.

 

[unbreakable]

i would take out the hippo, one of the clowns, and the lionfish...

 

[airdog67]

The fish all get along fine, my main concern is the long term effect on all my corals, I have a little bit of everything.

 

[silverfly]

Thats quite alot of fish for a 90g but its your tank. Are you not worried about the lion eating your clowns? If it were me i'd take out the lion cos its gotta happen one day.

 

[LobsterOfJustice]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14670083#post14670083 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by unbreakable
i would take out the hippo, one of the clowns, and the lionfish...

+1

 

[crvz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14670891#post14670891 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by airdog67
The fish all get along fine, my main concern is the long term effect on all my corals, I have a little bit of everything.

a valid concern, as that's a high bioload and you'll potentially struggle keeping the nutrient levels in check as they age. I think your main concern should be the compatibility of the fish in that size tank as they age. A few of those will outgrow (and likely quickly) a 4' tank, particularly the blue hippo tang. I'd also be worried about the lion making lunch of your other fish.