Another stocking advice question

Smotz · Oct 19, 2016

Hi All!

I have a mixed reef 120.

Was hoping to add a purple tang to an established tank (I read it may not be a good idea). Have I already maxed out on my stocking? Do I have room for more?

In my 120 I have the following:

Powder Brown Tang
Hippo Tang
2 x Ocellaris Clownfish
Foxface Rabbitfish
Goby (I hardly every see) paired with a Pistol Shrimp
4 x Green Chromis
lg. Brittle Star (hardly see him)

Misc Snails, 2 x Counch, hermit crabs.

Chrisfish · Oct 19, 2016

Smotz said:
Hi All!

I have a mixed reef 120.

Was hoping to add a purple tang to an established tank (I read it may not be a good idea). Have I already maxed out on my stocking? Do I have room for more?

In my 120 I have the following:

Powder Brown Tang
Hippo Tang
2 x Ocellaris Clownfish
Foxface Rabbitfish
Goby (I hardly every see) paired with a Pistol Shrimp
4 x Green Chromis
lg. Brittle Star (hardly see him)

Misc Snails, 2 x Counch, hermit crabs.

I'm not sure about stocking but that's a beautiful tank

eatbreakfast · Oct 19, 2016

Smotz said:
Hi All!

I have a mixed reef 120.

Was hoping to add a purple tang to an established tank (I read it may not be a good idea). Have I already maxed out on my stocking? Do I have room for more?

In my 120 I have the following:

Powder Brown Tang
Hippo Tang
2 x Ocellaris Clownfish
Foxface Rabbitfish
Goby (I hardly every see) paired with a Pistol Shrimp
4 x Green Chromis
lg. Brittle Star (hardly see him)

Misc Snails, 2 x Counch, hermit crabs.

You may or may not be able to add a purple tang. Powder brown tangs can be pretty aggressive to new tangs. Maybe try using a social acclimation box to introduce the purple tang and see how bad the aggression is. If it's too bad to release it then one can be rehomed.

Smotz · Oct 19, 2016

The PBT is definitely the king of the tank. He gave the Rabbit Fish lots of grief initially but all is well with them now.

roberthu526 · Oct 19, 2016

If the purple tang is bigger than the other fish that are already in the tank I'd give it a try. But if not, I would be very worried about adding it. Prepare for the worst.