Stocking 75 - Am I done?

I have a 75 gallon tank with about 125 pounds of live rock and a shallow sand base. I have no sump and a Reef Octopus BH2000 skimmer.

My current stock consists of;

• Mated pair of Occelaris Clowns
• Yellow Tail Blue Damsel
• Red Fire Goby
• Lawnmower Blennie
• Yellow Watchman Goby
• Pistol Shrimp
• Four Green Chromis
• Green Mandarin
• 15-20 hermits
• 20-30 snails

Looks like a lot when listed out, but the tanks not very busy. I rarely see the YWG, and almost never see the Pistol Shrimp. The Clowns keep to the corner. I'd love to add a larger fish.

Am I done, or is there room for one more?

Thanks

 

I think that since you have largely "thin fish" and the ywg that doesn't really swim you could. I wouldn't recommend a tang but there's a good assortment of fish suited for a 75 gal. Keep in mind though that chromis can get pretty big, so you may end up needing to get rid of them before you get a bigger fish to prevent problems down the road. I've sen them slightly bigger than the 3" a lot of sites say is max length. Maybe a fairy wrasse? They're beautifully colored and should "busy up" your aquarium. Make sure you have a top though b/c they'll find the smallest hole to escape through.

On another note, I had a yellow-tail damsel once upon a time that I returned to LFS because he became meaner than hell. Just thought I'd throw that in there.

 

Then maybe something that'll eat a Damsel?

Thanks for the response.

This tank started as a 14 gal Biocube. Then it was two Biocubes. Both Biocubes are now gone and everything moved into the 75. That's why all the small fish.

The aquarium sits in my office and I see it all day, but I gotta get up close to find the inhabitants.

I bought the chromis today but I was really looking for a small tang or anything more substantial to fill the void.

I'm not attached to the chromis and would gladly return them if they were a mistake. Just not sure what I would replace them with.

 

Warning:: Use the word tang lightly unless you get a much bigger tank first. While this forum is supposed to help more and offer advice than turn into debates, it tends to go that route when it comes to these fish.

Honestly, they all get big... fast. Tangs that is. And more than enough people can tell you that even as small fish, they won't be happy in that size a tank. IF you were going to get one anyway, I'd say one of the smaller like a kole tang or tomini. They still get around 7". Surely someone else will chime in with more suitable options... there's a pretty cool thread on here somewhere with tank size and fish recommendations. I'll have to look.

 

Yes, I've read so many tang threads - I understand and agree, although the level of passion seems inappropriate/reeks of group-think (tang flavored kool-aid). My lfs didn't have any of the smaller varieties, but for those of us with 75's, finding that (appropriate) showcase fish is tough.

 

I think it boils down to what else you've got and how small the fish is. I know someone with a hippo tang in a 75 gal. Been there for a year... perfectly happy. It started out being maybe 2in (pushing it) and is probably now 3.5"... getting a little big but it seems happy and active. That's not to say that it wouldn't be doing swimmy flips and spins in a larger tank, but it's working for now and the owner is well aware that it will need to be adopted out to someone with a larger set-up and that the time is drawing near. I personally, have a hippo tang that's about 6 inches, maybe a little better than that in a 200 gal system. Some would argue that that's small but you know... sometimes, I look in my tank and see nothing but rock and a couple coral. I know they're there and it isn't long before I see the fish I have, but I sometimes think too "now why couldn't I have another one?" Because I know it's there and it's big and it would be taking away from it's space and I know I need space... so do they.

I got way off base but I'm gonna post this anyway.

The level of passion is at times, for lack of a better way to put it, annoying. But if you're a dog-lover, it's the same as saying don't lock your dog in a room with no food and water... over and over again. The fish don't have a voice, so people here (and other forums) speak to educate and prevent where in some cases a LFS may just be trying to make a sale. Not saying that you don't understand that, but maybe just excusing strong opinions.

 

You could do a small school of anthias.

 

If you're not doing SPS then get a Pygmy angel. There are many colorful angels that are quite active swimmers.

 

i would say dwarf angel maybe bicolor they get around 6 inches

 

Maybe a melanurus wrasse
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15 1379 2285&pcatid=2285
gets to 4.5"
or
a Leopard Wrasse
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Leopard Wrasse they get to 6"
or
Vrolik's Wrasse
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Vrolik's Wrasse, Halichoeres chrysotaenia
Gets to 5" and is active

Also from waht I hear you may only end up with one chromis anyway, as from what I've read they seem to off each other till there's only one left. I'd trade them in for a wrasse, small tang or something a bit larger.