what I have and what I want to add need help

[rennne39]

this is what I have in the tank so far
3 clownfish
1 coral beauty
1 salfin tang
1 foxface
1 Spotted Cardinalfish
5 Blue/Green Reef Chromis
1 sixline wrasse
1 sunken cleaner shrimp
1 clam
1 bta
2 lta
here is what I want to add
a long nose hawk fish
a Tassle Filefish
the tank is a 125 mixed reef tank and I just want to know will it be ok to add these fish to my tank

 

[kcochran0010]

You already have a ton of fish in your tank, IMO I would say dont add anything.

 

[rennne39]

the kids brought them for me for a gift so I am trying to see if I can keep them

 

[palmer373]

the kids brought them for me for a gift so I am trying to see if I can keep them

this is sortof OT but if you knew about them buying you a gift, i wouldof asked for a corals cuase you have a reef and im never good with fish, i love them to death but its hard for me to keep them alive for some reason lol plus i struggle with putting a fish in your DT without knowing any prior info and not knowing what it behaved like at the store (i.e was it aggresive? did it eat? etc.)

back on topic, i beleive the tassle filefish get big (1+ foot) so that would be a maybe for a short time but i dont see any problem with the hawkfish. i do agree it is sortof full tho.

 

[rennne39]

No it was a surprise for me, or I would have ask for coral since I have been adding more of them lately to my tank cause I have so many fish already

 

[sslak]

3 clowns?

That usually doesn't work long term...are they all adults? How long have you had them?

Which species?

 

[TampaReefer79]

If the kids bought them for you as a surprise that you didn't know about and they aren't already in your display tank, then where are they? If they are in a hospital tank (qt) then they'd be easy enough to catch so you could return them to the store and get your $$ back or just do a straight trade for corals.

If you won't get rid of them because the kids bought them for you, then what was the point of asking us if you can add them since you will be doing so anyway? lol

 

[rennne39]

they are in qt tank and if it was said I could not add them then I was going to put them in another tank that is a 55 gallon till we finish the basement remodel and put them in the new tank we will be putting down there

 

[TampaReefer79]

It's tough when kids get ya something isn't it? It makes you attach that much more.

 

[R_Hudson]

Well with the 3 clowns you will soon be down to 2. And the chromis should thin themselves out in time as well. And once the nems get comfortable you will really crowd that sailfin (they can get as big as a dinner plate easy) but other than that I don't see a problem with your list.

 

[rennne39]

Well with the 3 clowns you will soon be down to 2.

they have been in there almost 3 years together 2 stay on one side of the tank and the other on the other side of the tank