Livestock Help,

So my tank is finally cycled! (yay) and looking for fish, making a list, I want as many fish as I can in the tank, number wise how many can I fit into the tank? Im assuming it depends on the size of fish right,

My tank is a 75g + 30g sump,

Right now, I have

1 yellow tang,
1 small blue tang (my friend has a 225g and im going to give it to him once it gets too big for tank, just love this fish)
1 yellow watchman


I do plan on have corals, sps and lps, Im open to any ideas of fish to purchase! What are some nice fishes you guys know of?

 

Chromis, grammas, Halichoeres wrasses, gobies and blennies, firefish all are good reef fish

 

You could also try a trio of anthias (might be a little overstocked though...unless you loose the blue tang)
Anthias can also be difficult to feed, but they are very pretty

 

The number of fish you can have depends on a few factors IMO. Aggressive fish will tend to be more territorial and naturally require much more space. Other less aggressive fish will require less room as they are not very territorial and will co-exist well with other fish. I had my 75 and at one point I had 2 damsels (aggressive) one yellow tang, and two clowns. I never went above that because the damsels kept tormenting any new additions and they never survived. I would say just go with your instinct and when the tank starts to look full stop adding fish. No matter what take it slow and I wouldn't recommend adding more than 2 small fish or 1 large fish at a time just to see how they do. Otherwise you might overload the tank with a ton of expensive fish and end up losing them all. Just my 2 cents, hope it helps!

 

I agree with tgood, you'll have better luck with a reef tank with less fish, especially SPS. If it where me I'd do a pygmy angel, even though they are risky for a reef, instead of a tang for a 75, since that tang will produce a lot of waste when larger.