how many fish?

masonicman · #1 01/04/2008, 03:29 PM

How many fish should I have with 90lbs of live rock? average size 2 1/2 inches long.

tydtran · #2 01/04/2008, 03:31 PM

If the question is for you 55 gallon tank, I would say 4-5.

DavidA717 · #3 01/04/2008, 03:37 PM

yeah if you have a 55... id say no more than 6

masonicman · #4 01/04/2008, 03:38 PM

How do you like you remora? What part of NJ

masonicman · #5 01/04/2008, 03:42 PM

Yeah I think I got too many. But I like them all that I have.

1 Yellow tang
1 Coral Beauty
1 Tomato clown
3 small Chromis
2 small wrasse yellow and cleaner
1 small dotty back
1 watchman goby

gjm258 · #6 01/04/2008, 03:59 PM

Holy fish overload!

scotmc · #7 01/04/2008, 04:09 PM

I really don't know why people post how many fish I should have. If they have already stocked the tank. If you have been around RC for any amount of time. You know your already over stocked.

lilchris · #8 01/04/2008, 06:19 PM

Dave
3 med to lrg. fish, or 5 medium to sm. or 7 small fish. I think you will be okay if choose one of these.IMO
Always remember if you want a big fish load, you have to have alot of filtration

pdfb55 · #9 01/04/2008, 06:37 PM

You should probably either give some of those fish away or upgrade tanks. I would get rid of either the tang or the coral beauty, one wrasse, and the dotty back or goby. You could probably keep both the dotty back or goby if you get a bigger skimmer.

rmw4547 · #10 01/04/2008, 06:44 PM

Without posting what type of filtration you have there is no answer. I have a 120 and have a kole tang, purple tank, three clowns, two Hawaiian anthis, flame hawk fish, purple chromas, fairy rass. Fox face, three shrimp an orange spotted gobby and god knows what ells is living in my live rock. The tank has been up for close to two years and I have never had any nitrates. I have a protein skimmer rated for twice my tank size and I come close to doing weekly five gallon water changes. My fish and coral look great.