Question on fish population for 46gal bowfront reef aquarium.

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I am fairly new to the hobby. I have a 46gal bowfront reef tank with the following inhabitants:

Firefish Goby
Sixline Wrasse
(x4) Peppermint Shrimp
Fire Shrimp
(x4) Adult Turbo Snails
(10+) Nuisance Snails
(x7) Hermits
Bubble Tip Anemone
GSP Frag
Zoa Frag
(x2) Hammer Frags
(x2) Pulsing Xenias

My plan was to add two Ocellaris Clownfish and a Dwarf Flame Angelfish to the aquarium. My question is: Is five fish too many fish given the size of the tank (46gal) and amount of other inhabitants? I figured having 5 fish would be my stopping point, but I wanted to ask the opinion of experienced reefers if that sounded like a safe plan. If so, how often would you do water changes/cleaning?
 
I would remove the six line wrasse. Get another, much less aggressive wrasse for your small tank. I think a 46 gal tank is too small for an angel.
 
My six line was great with all other fish, except other wrasse.
 

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