stocking list

[Brett A Ross]

Ok a stocking list and interduction order. The tank will be 75 gal with sump dsb, live rock and turbofloater1000 skimmer . 1 royal gamma, 1 scooter blennie,3 neon goby, 3 green chromis, 1 fine spotted fairy wrasse, 2 percula clowns, 1 yellow tang, 1 flame angel and 2 or 3 cleaner shrimp with 20 to 30 snails. these would be introduced over about 1 year. So what do you think to much ?

[Samper]

13 fish in a 75 seems a bit crowded to me. A rule of thumb I've read is 1 fish per 20 gallons but I know people that have much more than that even quite a few here. I have a maroon clown a flame hawk and a pajama cardinal in a 20g.

[Brett A Ross]

I thought i was pushing it, its my wish list. should i cut it down to about 6. My goal is not to over stock.

[Reefland]

That does seem a little much, although a lot of the fish you mention don't get very large. I would try to narrow down the selection by 3 and with the snall sizes, you should be ok as long as they are introduced very slowly.

[Brett A Ross]

Thanks I tried to make sure the were small fish.

[Poseidon]

I would say no more then 8... Less potential for conflict that way. I have a 135 and have never had more then 9 fish!

[jaydm93teg]

if i was u i wouldnt get the green chromis everyone told me they would be fine so i bought 4 of them put them in with my 2 percula clowns in a 55 gallon tank......i also have a midnight angel......the angel doesnt bother anything but today i come home and the chromis had killed one of my clowns as soon as i turned the lights off i see all 4 chromis take off after the other clown and half of his tail is now gone.....................chromis worst envestment ever

[Reefland]

I can't imagine Chromis killing any fish!!

[Poseidon]

Me neither.... I've never seen a chromis attack ANYTHING!!! Yikes

[jaydm93teg]

yeah at first i thought it was my midnight angel that was guilty. But as soon as i turned the lights off on the tank all i see is the little clown jet to the corner of the tank behind some rock and the 4 green chromis jet right after him and start to pick at him it was like almost immediately after the lights went off so i caught the clos and got 2 liter bottle i poked holes in it and put him in there and put it down in my tank till i can either get a little 10 gallon to start up or i can get him back to the LFS cause i dont want to just watch him get eaten to deat u know

any suggestions

[Samper]

Maybe he did need that odd number..............

[jaydm93teg]

Maybe he did need that odd number..............

call me crazy but i refuse to believe that if i wouldve put one more of those little things in there then it wouldve stopped all 4 or now 5 of them from eating at my clowns...........now i just gotta figure out what to do with that clown fish

[Samper]

I think your right but having never owned them and hearing so much about the odd number being a factor.......just maybe.