Adding fish

[Hilltopreef90]

I recently finished cycling my 90 reef tank, I moved over a pair of clowns, a gramma and a watchman goby, a few days later I added a Sixline wrasse, tail spot and Midas blenny along with 3 pj cardinal fish
When is it ok to add another round of fish ?

• Tailspot / Midas
• PJ Cardinal

Foxface

Coral beauty

Yellow Coris

 

[aws2266]

Following this as I'm going to be doing the same thing next month. I have 7 fish that are in a 55g and moving to a 120g, was thinking of adding them all over a weekend once the tank has finished cycling.

 

[fishface NJ]

It's important to note that overloading the aquarium with too many fish initially can exceed what the bacteria can handle. This is why it is best to add new fish slowly over the next few months. The bacterial levels will adapt if you don't overload the system with too many mouths to feed.

 

[Hilltopreef90]

It's important to note that overloading the aquarium with too many fish initially can exceed what the bacteria can handle. This is why it is best to add new fish slowly over the next few months. The bacterial levels will adapt if you don't overload the system with too many mouths to feed.

So should I wait several weeks before adding more ? My next addition is a foxface coral beauty and a yellow coris wrasse

 

[Poof No Eyebrows]

I would monitor at the end of a one week period and if everything tests fine then add the next round. I don't think it's the fish your adding so much as the increasing amount of food that is what we want to keep an eye on.

 

[nereefpat]

For me, it would depend on your quarantine practices.

 

[Hilltopreef90]

I was planning on using divers den which would enable me to add them without quarantine from what I’ve been told

 

[blaxsun]

Protein skimmer, reactor or media basket for carbon/GFO and a UV sterilizer are equipment I'd recommend planning for going forward. Also a Seachem Ammonia Alert badge and a good nitrate and phosphate test kit (Salifert, Red Sea, Nyos - not API).

 

[nereefpat]

I was planning on using divers den which would enable me to add them without quarantine from what I’ve been told

Many people have received sick fish from DD. There is still some risk there, as they do more conditioning than quarantining.

 

[blaxsun]

Many people have received sick fish from DD. There is still some risk there, as they do more conditioning than quarantining.

Hence the suggestion for the UV.

 

[nereefpat]

Hence the suggestion for the UV.

If you think that's a good substitute for quarantine.

 

[blaxsun]

If you think that's a good substitute for quarantine.

I do actually, but that's a separate discussion with a different set of circumstances and reasoning behind it (and I don't want to take away from the OP's thread).

 

[Hilltopreef90]

I recently finished cycling my 90 reef tank, I moved over a pair of clowns, a gramma and a watchman goby, a few days later I added a Sixline wrasse, tail spot and Midas blenny along with 3 pj cardinal fish
When is it ok to add another round of fish ?

• Tailspot / Midas
• PJ Cardinal

Foxface

Coral beauty

Yellow Coris

The list cut off the first set starting with the Royal gramma ending with the pj cardinals I already have except I only have 2 pj cardinalfish and plan to add 2-3 more or 1 so they’re more of a school

• Royal gramma
• Pair of designer clowns
• Sixline wrasse
• Watchman goby/pistol shrimp
• Tailspot / Midas /lawnmower
• PJ Cardinal (4-5)

Foxface
Coral beauty
Yellow Coris

Carpenter
Red velvet
Scott’s
Naoko

Blue spot sawfish
Mandarin
Purple tang