Fish compatability question.

[Stephensx04]

Looking for a bit of advise. I have a 112 gallon 5 foot tank. Current stock list is couple clowns, few chromis, few cardnals, sailfin tang, mimic tang, bristletooth tang, hippo, and a wrasse. All get along great. Been all together for over a year. Was at my local pet store and they had a very small purple tang for sale. And by small I mean size of a quarter. Would I have any issues adding this fish? Wife really likes the purple tang. TIA

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Looking for a bit of advise. I have a 112 gallon 5 foot tank. Current stock list is couple clowns, few chromis, few cardnals, sailfin tang, mimic tang, bristletooth tang, hippo, and a wrasse. All get along great. Been all together for over a year. Was at my local pet store and they had a very small purple tang for sale. And by small I mean size of a quarter. Would I have any issues adding this fish? Wife really likes the purple tang. TIA

Assuming a "few" means at least 3, you've got at least 13 fish already. I would not advise adding more.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

*Maybe* trade the hippo back to the store and get credit toward the purple...

 

[Stephensx04]

*Maybe* trade the hippo back to the store and get credit toward the purple...

She didn't like that answer. Lol

 

[Stephensx04]

Assuming a "few" means at least 3, you've got at least 13 fish already. I would not advise adding more.

Yea its allot. Really like the movement and I feel having more fish keeps the aggression down as they get lost in the group if they start chasing one another. But yea I might be at my limit.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

She didn't like that answer. Lol

You're not doing your fish any favors by cramming them in... Unless you're planning to re-home some of them when they get too big (assuming they're all small now), you are drastically overstocking your tank.

 

[Stephensx04]

You're not doing your fish any favors by cramming them in... Unless you're planning to re-home some of them when they get too big (assuming they're all small now), you are drastically overstocking your tank.

Yes I know one day I will have to rehome a few. The hippo is still small. Got him as a baby. And most of my fish are small