Am I overstocked?

naesco · #1 09-17-2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by bleevin

Hi,

I've got a 120 gallon tank with aprox 130lbs of live rock. I'm trying for a mixed reef tank. I was wondering if I'm overstocked? I currently have the following fish.

2 false percs
3 Anthia - not sure which ones they came with the tank
1 shrimp goby
1 tiger shrimp
1 yasha hasha
1 yellow tang
1 female blue throat trigger
1 red sea sail fin tang
1 coral beauty
2 cleaner shrimp
1 tiger tail sea cucumber
1 tuxedo urchin
number of snails

I've also got small colonies of digi, acropora, millies, crocea clam, green bubble tip, torches, hammer.

If I'm not overstocked how many more fish can I add and which types? I would like to add a fish that spends most of it's time swimming in the water column. I was hoping to add a juv and watch it grow also..

I would like to add the following...

1. Some kind of sand sifting goby...preferably one that eats hair algea
2. Another tang? Powder brown, or male blue throat trigger or possibly some kind of angel? Any suggestions for other species of fish?

If your 120 is a 6 footer go with the powder brown tang A. japonica. Make sure it is the one with orange on it as they are often mislabeled.
Do not get A. nigercans (gold rim tang) as they are very difficult to keep.

Most angels require very large tanks. Yours is also too active IMO.

If you have a serious hair algae problem borrow a sea hare from another reefer or buy one but make sure when the algae is almost gone you return it to the LFS or it will die of starvation unless you start feeding it algae.

I saw one at Ocean Aquatics over the weekend.
Good luck and thanks for asking for opinions before you buy.

globaldesigns · #2 09-17-2009, 08:11 PM

You will get alot of mixed reviews on this, personally I think you are fine if you have good skimmers, etc.

Some will base it on so many inches of fish per total gallons of water... I base things on the overall happiness of the tank, parameters, skimmers and any other hardware to help keep things in check.

Keep on top of your parameters, they will always tell you when things are starting to go in the wrong direction.