Too Many or Juuust Right?

[FlyinggFish]

Hey all:

I have a 65 gallon tank. I had to put a Bengaii Cardinal from my old tank (because I'm taking it down) into my 65 gal. My mom wouldn't let me get rid of the fish because she likes it so much and my other option would be putting the fish in an 8 gal LOL, which I don't think that would work out too well, at least for the fish's sanity.

So in the 65 I have:
Bengaii Cardinal
Small (about 3 inches long) Blue Hippo Tang
Engineer Goby
Purple Firefish
Perc. Clown
Small Sixline Wrasse


I was wondering if this is too crowded for the tank. I don't have a lot of rockwork that hogs up room.
Thanks for the advice.

 

[luther1200]

I think its OK except for the Tang. He is going to get way to big for that tank. Unless you are planning on removing him at some point.

 

[Maxxumless]

Depends who you speak to, but for me I would say that it's just right IF you have good biological filtration going (LR isn't nearly enough). Also, if fed properly that Tang will grow quickly and should double it's size within a year. After that, I would move it out.

 

[VacavilleFC3S]

the engineer goby will get too large also for a 55g

 

[FlyinggFish]

Yeah, I can't leave the tang in there when she gets big. After the tang gets big, I'll give her to a good home...and just get another small tang again!

I don't have a 55...it's a 65.

See the thing is I was wondering if I was overloaded with fish because since I added the Bengaii Cardinal I wanted to add another one so they could possibly mate. Would it be okay to add another Bengaii Cardinal.

 

[sikpupy]

I probably would not go with any more. Sounds like everyone now has just enough room to move around in.

 

[Ritten]

I think you're okay to add another one as long as the fish are all so small and you plan to eventually re-home the tang.

 

[needyreefer]

I'd ditch the tang, and just get a small fish that you won't have to worry about getting out of your tank later on