Stocking question

[mud400]

Hello all. I have a question about my stocking list. We have a 75g aquarium thats about three feet long. Our current stocking is
2 black Ocellaris clownfish
1 royal gramma
1 fire dartfish
1 hifin shrimp goby with a candy cane pistol shrimp
2 molly miller blennys
We would like to add
1 McCoskers flasher wrasse
1 female leopard wrasse. (if we can get one thru quarentine.)
7 blue green chromis.
1 yellow eyed kole tang.
I have heard that chromis can be quite territorial, this is a very full stocking list and I don't want for there to be fighting. Can I pull this off and how? Or this just too many fish?

 

[Jon Fishman]

I personally think that is a big bioload without even factoring in that tang......

What do you do for filtration? total system volume?

 

[mud400]

Currently we have a Clarisea roller floss (new), skimmer and an algae reactor.
92 gallons for the total system.

 

[mud400]

Ah, I guess searching is always best.
I found this:

Poll: How Many Fish per Gallon?

What do you use as a guideline for your stocking density? Is it a certain number per gallon? Is it a certain number of inches of fish per gallon? Is it based on the age and bio capacity of your tank? Or do you just wing it? It's an age old question and often asked by new members getting...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Jon Fishman]

I wouldn’t rely on “inches per gallon” model at all

 

[Jon Fishman]

With that said..... You can probably pull off that stocking list with good filtration

 

[spiraling]

From what I have read the chromis will most likely kill each other until there is only 1. They also get drab as they get older.
I think the McCoskers is a good addition. Might be small for a tang (even a smaller one like a Kole) they need a lot of swimming room.

 

[boacvh]

I would only say from my short noob experience that the 7 chromis will slowly kill each other, going after the weakest. Mine were like the Highlander, " there can be only one"

 

[mud400]

I will be doing a bunch more reading it looks like. My daughter is primarily worried out the order of addition to "avoid" aggression.

 

[mud400]

We have been on the fence with the chromi'. It would be nice to get something nice up in the water column. Maybe skip those. The Kole is primarily for algae control.

 

[mta_morrow]

I think you are just fine for bio load and could selectively add more fish.

I would personally skip the 7 chromis as the odds are against you for them all surviving the pecking order. Consider 5 azure damsels. They are stunning in color, in constant motion and are NOT aggressive! They will defend there little spot in the tank, but with 5 they will constantly be making sure they know where each other is at. It’s very entertaining actually!

I personally feel a 75 is too small for a tang, but, if I had a 75 and would think my way into having one too. Consider the tomini tang as it stays smaller than a joke and they graze non stop.

 

[mattzang]

if you want stuff swimming up in the water column, fairy and flasher wrasses are the way to go

and i'm also a fan of chrysiptera damsels

 

[jaxredsoxfan]

I dont know Ive had 3 blue chromis in my red sea max e270 (69g + 27g sump) and Ive had no issues with fighting. They are three times the size I put in and colors are awesome. Under blues they are reflective. I think theres always a risk but I wouldnt be concerned about trying it again. Just my experience with them