Is my tank full?

[Dave Reef]

I suspect it is but wondering if I can hold more.

I have a Red Sea Reefer 350 - 70 gallon display and 20 gallon refugium.
Nitrates are 8 and phosphate 0.03. No fighting. No eating corals. Everything is happy now.

I have:
1 Kole Tang
1 Coral Beauty Angel
1 Blue spot puffer
1 Orchid Dottyback
1 Oscillarus clown
2 PJ Cardinals
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 Cleaner shrimp
Misc snails

There is a local aquarist who has a 1 spot rabbit fish. I love those. Would this push me over the edge?

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

I suspect it is but wondering if I can hold more.

I have a Red Sea Reefer 350 - 70 gallon display and 20 gallon refugium.
Nitrates are 8 and phosphate 0.03. No fighting. No eating corals. Everything is happy now.

I have:
1 Kole Tang
1 Coral Beauty Angel
1 Blue spot puffer
1 Orchid Dottyback
1 Oscillarus clown
2 PJ Cardinals
1 Lawnmower Blenny
1 Cleaner shrimp
Misc snails

There is a local aquarist who has a 1 spot rabbit fish. I love those. Would this push me over the edge?

A foxface/rabbit will get too big for that size tank.

 

[blaxsun]

Nope - you still have room for more fish.

 

[BZOFIQ]

Nope - you still have room for more fish.

There is always more room.

Fish just have to start looking around instead of hanging out in one spot.

 

[nereefpat]

Dimensions look to pretty similar to a standard 75 gallon (48*18W*21H).

If you're taking suggestions on what to add, I would look at various groups of wrasses. Also a Chrysiptera genus damsel, and possibly a hawk.

For a foxface in a 75: It's borderline big enough. A 5 or 6 foot tank would be more ideal. Kind of your choice there. There's also a risk of the established tang, although foxfaces have nasty spines for defense.

 

[Dave Reef]

Dimensions look to pretty similar to a standard 75 gallon (48*18W*21H).

If you're taking suggestions on what to add, I would look at various groups of wrasses. Also a Chrysiptera genus damsel, and possibly a hawk.

For a foxface in a 75: It's borderline big enough. A 5 or 6 foot tank would be more ideal. Kind of your choice there. There's also a risk of the established tang, although foxfaces have nasty spines for defense.

6 line wrasse? Would that be good? What do they eat???

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

I'd say thats a fully stocked tank, in my opinion anything more is overstocked. Maybe something small, like another dottyback, but looking at the tang, puffer, and angel. Those are 3 very messy fish, another large fish (foxface, which actually are too small for a 75 IMO) wouldn't be a wise decision

 

[nereefpat]

6 line wrasse? Would that be good? What do they eat???

I don't love them, as they can be aggressive. However, they would be fine with your stocklist.

They eat small meaty stuff and flakes/pellets. Mysis, spirulina brine, chopped clam. They constantly hunt and eat pods and pests too.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

6 line wrasse? Would that be good? What do they eat???

Often six lines can be jerks, possibly less so when they are added last. I've had one for years that is a little snotty with the clowns on occasion but otherwise is not a problem.

**Regardless of what you're thinking of adding, please research the fish before deciding... don't ask here about their basic care. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but you need to put some effort into this...

 

[Miami Reef]

6 line wrasse? Would that be good? What do they eat???

Don’t add a sixline.

 

[ForTheLoveOfCoral21]

Personally i would say you are full. On the other hand, if everything is in perfect harmony i would not want to add a fish and take a chance of throwing that all off.

 

[I never finish anythi]

Go for it bro , just get a baby foxface . I got a baby magnificent foxface in a 75g . They ain't big swimmers tbh. You can always re-home it!

 

[I never finish anythi]

I also have a sixline and it is a very peaceful fish . Maybe I got lucky. My chromis are way more aggressive

 

[PeterEde]

Nitrates/Nutrients?
If you can maintain low No3 then add fish. One fish can make controlling nitrate an issue

 

[PeterEde]

Go for it bro , just get a baby foxface . I got a baby magnificent foxface in a 75g . They ain't big swimmers tbh. You can always re-home it!

I had a baby FF. They grow quick. Probably the fastest growing fish in my tank

 

[PeterEde]

my 6 line is pretty calm. Only chases shrimp

 

[I never finish anythi]

I had a baby FF. They grow quick. Probably the fastest growing fish in my tank

They do grow quickly but they ain't like a tang that needs alot of swimming space . But I do think when full grown need a 6foot tank . Just my opinion

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

They do grow quickly but they ain't like a tang that needs alot of swimming space . But I do think when full grown need a 6foot tank . Just my opinion

Mine zooms all over the tank! They are basically tangs in diet and behavior...

 

[PeterEde]

No tangs in my tank. I had a sailfin and it got ich in the first week. Lucky didnt pass on to others. Not sure I want to risk another Tang

 

[Birdman Broham]

Rule of thumb is for every 1 inch of fish they need 3 gallons of water.