10 gal Stock?

This is a 50g stocking list, most people won't be able to keep up with the upkeep on that, as in 99.999999% of people. you are a fish whisperer that the clowns and chromis haven't gone to war. Good luck.

 

Quoted for truth!!

 

I'd say get a few tiny goby's, ones that stay 1" long max. They won't really add to the bioload and will give you something else to sit and stair at, which is what it sounds like your looking for. Maybe sell the clown and keep smaller fish.

 

I wouldn't add another fish either. Bioload is only one aspect of the potential issues----fish need space (to swim and territory). Gobys are a risky addition in a tank that small due to most species' need for micro-fauna in their diet. If you're not constantly adding pods, they'll likely to starve. I think you're overloaded as it is.


I also wouldn't add an anemone to a tank that small (or a young tank), especially if you plan on keeping coral. It's going to bulldoze everything and potentially kill it.

Good luck.

 

everyone is going to tell you something different. most will tell you dont add any more but it all depends on your equipment and your dedication to your tank. if you want to feed them right and do water changes often and such you can add another clown. But your fish might not be happy it depends on the fish itself also. i personally have a 20 gallon with 4 fish plus shrimp big cuc etc etc and everyone is happy. If its something you truely want get another clown but dont be surprised if it doesnt survive.

 

Like you said, it has more to do with space than bioload. That should be the biggest concern here, in my opinion. A friend of mine had 3 clowns and a damsel in a 10 gallon for a years time before upgrading to a 55.

 

They get along great the reason I can keep all of these fish is my giant fuge its rated for a 55 and it's packed with algae mangroves and live rock now my tank is finally self sufishant so I don't even have to do water changes. I only do them to provide trace elements.

 

But you have 7 fish in a 10 gallon tank. Do they even have room to turn around without bumping into each other? I keep one fish in my 14 gal, and sometimes feel like he could goto a bigger tank (Royal Gramma)

OP- Sure you could put another clown in there, and bioload wise get away with it by feeding less and doing more water changes, but do you think the fish would really like that? As the caregiver for these animals, it's our responsibility to provide for them the best possible situation we can, since I'm sure they didn't volunteer to be taken from the ocean and put in our tanks. As Shmackel suggested, you may want to even re-home your Jawfish or change your crushed coral to sand.

Edit: Sorry for the thread necromancy, I didn't see the original date.