How many fish?

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  1. Bullets

    Bullets Astrea Snail

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    Hi All,

    My current setup

    190 litre (50gallon) Corner tank
    25kg of live rock
    Live sand
    Cannister filter (live rock filtration, sponge, phos sock)
    Protein skimmer
    Ligthing 2 x T5 (1 actinic and 1 white)

    My current stock
    2 x 1" false pecula clowns
    1 x 1" bicolour dottyback
    1 x 1" blue/green Chromis
    2 x cleaner shrimp
    3 x hermits (1 dwarf red, 1 dwarf blue, 1 electric blue)


    Tank has been running 1 month

    I would like to add the following over the next 2 months

    1 x Lemonpeel angel
    1 x bi colour blenny
    1 x Chromis (to make a pair)

    I was thinking of ditching the dottyback, LFS sold it to me as a Royal Gramma !! I dident have my book with me and the colour matched so I thought it must be !!! :cry:
     
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  3. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    Hmm sounds like it could be a little overstocked or right on the line it would be like 7 fish? But Maybe it's possible since they aren't big fish. Do you have a skimmer?
     
  4. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    For a fish only tank you should be fine. That would be too many for a reef tank.
     
  5. Bullets

    Bullets Astrea Snail

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    Yes I have a skimmer. I was thinking of turning it into a reef, are chromis bad polluters?
     
  6. levi

    levi Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    is that a fluval venezia??
     
  7. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    I would take back the dottyback and get a royal gramma instead. Dottybacks can be quite aggressive.
     
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  9. Bullets

    Bullets Astrea Snail

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    No it's an aquaone Windsor 66
     
  10. Bullets

    Bullets Astrea Snail

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    My thoughts too. Just how much fun is that going to be to get him out again !!
     
  11. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Oh, it's going to be horrible!!! Lol Good luck with that!