Will I have too many fish?

[Zionas]

I’m planning on stocking my 105-gallon tank (4 foot long, 2 foot wide and tall) and I plan to have up to 15 fish. I have come up with 3 stocking plans, divided into “Liberal”, “Semi-Conservative”, and “Conservative.” I would like your opinions on whether any one of these plans will work, whether I will overstock my tank.


“Liberal” (Plan A):

x2 Marine Bettas

x2 Ocellaris / Black and White Ocellaris

x2 Flame Hawkfish

x3 Pajama Cardinals

x3 Azure / Talbot’s / Springer’s / King Demoiselles

x2 Aiptasia Eating Filefish

x1 basslet (Royal Gramma, Swissguard, Blackcap, or am Assessor) or dwarf angel (Flame, Multicolor, Pygmy, or Joculator) or butterfly (one of the species that gets up to 6”, so something like Klein’s or Burgess or Double Saddle or Tinker’s)



“Semi-Conservative” (Plan B):

x1-2 Marine Bettas (if I get 2 I won’t get an angel or butterfly, if I only get one I might get an angel or butterfly)

x2 Ocellaris / Black and White Ocellaris Clowns

x2 Flame Hawkfish

x3 Pajama Cardinals

x2 Aiptasia Eating Filefish

x3 Azure / Talbot’s / Springer’s / King’s Demoiselles

x1 angel or butterfly (maybe)





“Conservative” (Plan C)-this scenario assumes pairing won’t work for the Marine Bettas or the Flame Hawkfish, as well as reducing the number of fish overall.

x1 Marine Betta

x2 Ocellaris / Black and White Ocellaris Clowns

x1 Flame Hawkfish

x3 Pajama Cardinals

x1 Aiptasia Eating Filefish

x1 Royal Gramma (or maybe a Pygmy angel)

 

[t5Nitro]

I think you're probably safe with that number, esp considering these are all relatively small fish. I'm looking to add another 3-4 small fish for my near 100g system to total 7-8 fish, 2 of which probably provide way more to bioload than the others.

 

[AC1211]

That number is good just ensure that the marine bettas and flame hawkfish can pair successfully. I would debate not having 2 flame hawkfish and 2 marine bettas not just due to the difficulty pairing them but also the fact that they are your true biggest additions of bioload.

 

[zapbap99]

get what you want man if they are happy who cares unless you are buying a dang 1-2 foot fish lol

 

[Eggs]

Divers Den used to offer mated Flame Hawkfish pairs at times.
I don’t follow them enough to know if they still do, but I bought a pair years ago that were awesome.

 

[Zionas]

I got in touch with Bob Fenner from WWM. He said it’s possible if I get two juveniles under 5cm (5cm max) and introduce them at the same time. Has anyone else tried this method? Did it work?