Overstocked?

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  1. muggle

    muggle Purple Spiny Lobster

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    120g tank

    Have protein skimmer

    Clownfish, niger trigger, magnificient foxface, flamehawk, six line wrasse, sailfin(who will be pulled when he outgrows or tank upgrade), adding kole tang, do u think I would be over stocked?
     
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  2. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    #'s wise maybe not, some of those such as the trigger need a big tank though.

    The guru's will chime in.
     
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  3. Marshall O

    Marshall O Giant Squid

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    I would not add another large fish. I have two Tangs (Powder Brown & Kole) and a Foxface in my 125 and I feel that is "well stocked" for large fish. Once you re-home the Sailfin, you could think about adding a Kole, but not before IMO.
     
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  4. special juice

    special juice Feather Duster

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    +1. I think keeping it as is will make it easier to keep your fish heathy in the long run.
     
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  5. sailorguy

    sailorguy Torch Coral

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    I don't think you would be overstockedbut the kole may have a tough time acclimating,they are very timid.
     
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  6. Marshall O

    Marshall O Giant Squid

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    Don't forget, this is a 4' long tank. Things to think about include aggression, bioload, swimming space, hiding places, enough algae for the grazers, etc.
     
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  7. sailorguy

    sailorguy Torch Coral

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    Yeah,I was thinking of a 6' tank.There's a pretty good chance that the Kole would sucomb to stress related problems.
     
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  8. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    a 120 is only 4' long?
     
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  9. Marshall O

    Marshall O Giant Squid

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    Yes, a standard 120 is 4'x2'x2'.
     
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  10. DSC reef

    DSC reef Giant Squid

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    OP, is your tank 4' long? I have a 125 and it's 6' long. I would be more concerned keeping a Kole tang with a Niger trigger versus being over stocked.
     
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