how many more fish

[chewieee]

i have a 75g tank with 30g sump/fuge and about 100 lbs LR.
I currently have....

1 yellow tang
1 lawnmower blenny
1 black ocellaris
1 clarki clown


how many more fish could i get idealy?

[Sk8r]

You probably could get a pod-eater like a mandarin or scooter dragonet [small one]; you could probably fit in a yellow watchman and his tiger pistol shrimp; you could probably fit in a couple of highfin gobies; a pearly jawfish or two. But not ALL of these. I'd say pick 2 of these suggestions.

I make them based on which habitats are vacant. You have one algae/rock/hopper, and 3 midwater fish. The ones I have named are all either burrowers or bottom swimmers...most also don't get above 2" in adult length and are thin-bodied and don't mass much. They also feed mostly off detritus and pods and don't require more food be added to your tank. They will happily clean up the remains or the pods.

You can see my sig: 54g, 30 sump: all my fish fall into the bottom category except the chromis and the firefish, and the 4 idiot peppermint shrimp. ;)

[reefergeorge]

Wont the two different clowns fight?

[Sk8r]

I'm a little amazed by the 2 clowns, but I suppose if they were a problem, they would be reported so. The fact you're dealing with an ocellaris and a clarkii means at least you're not dealing with tomato and maroon---that would be WWIII! The ocellaris is probably tank-bred; the clarkii may be; and the clowns that are 'domesticated' may be a little less cranky than the wild-caught. Hybrids are clearly happening somehow, because variants are proliferating in captivity. ;) But crossing fingers they'll get along as they mature. I had a Clarkii that used to draw blood every time I put my bare hand in the tank---those little beggars have teeth, and she never forgave me for removing the anemone.

[chewieee]

nope they have no problem what so ever with each other and have been in tank together for 4 months

[Sk8r]

Sounds good so far.

[demonsp]

You need a chalk bass and a daimond goby. IF you have a SB you need a daimond goby.

[demonsp]

Better yet dogface puffer and a trigger. Thats cool.

[uscharalph]

Are you looking too keep a lot of corals or are you going mainly fish?

[reefergeorge]

You can add a dwarf angel, but they can be a problem with corals.

[AquaReeferMan]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11298953#post11298953 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by chewieee
nope they have no problem what so ever with each other and have been in tank together for 4 months


Hopefully this works out for you in the long run. This is normally the case until the clowns mature.

[szgppl]

scooter dragonet's are great fish.

[Sk8r]

No diamond goby in a tank under 150 gallons. And with no other goby.