How many fish in my tank?

[jrod11]

I have a 125 gallon tank with a bunch of corals. I currently have a domino damsel and a blue damsel and a large maroon clownfish. I would like to add more fish, but I am not sure if that will be adding too much stress or increasing the bio load. what is the golden rule for the amount of fish in reef tanks?

[bertoni]

That depends on the type of fish added. The maroon clownfish will get large. You could add a fair number of small fish, or one or two large fish. What are you interested in keeping?

[jrod11]

right now i have a maroon clown that is about 3 1/2 inches, a TINY domino damsel, and a blue damsel. I would like to add a naso tang, six line wrasse, bi color psuedo, im not sure. it is a 125 gallon tank with about 100 pounds of LR and corals all over. Any suggestions?

[papagimp]

Originally posted by jrod11
a TINY domino damsel,

They don't stay that way for long....my last "tiny" dominoe still managed to kill 3 of his tankmates.

Any fish you add will add to the bioload of the tank, just don't want to overload too much at once. I'd also recommend a little more live rock if you plan to increase the bioload with lot's of smaller fish or even a few larger ones. As of right now, 100lbs of rock in a 125g is less than the minimum recommended for a reef tank and proper biological filtration.

[bertoni]

A naso tang gets a bit large for that tank. I'd try another one:

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=739380

What's a bicolor psuedo?

[steven_dean17]

IMO, If you want more fish get rid of the Domino and the blue. They will kill something before it's over. All tangs get large so be aware of that. My advice, choose wisely now so you don't have to catch later.