Overstocked????

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  1. Strickland_673

    Strickland_673 Fire Shrimp

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    Ok so I have a 25G tank with about 25lb of base rock and 5lb of LR, I have a Rena xp4 running carbon, phosban, Nitrate sponge(Kent), and LR rubble. I have a POS Seaclone skimmer (which hauls out some nice dark skimate)
    and 1 power head and soon getting a Hydor Koralia Evolution either the nano or 450 model.

    My question is I currently have a coral beauty, 2 oc clowns. I was wondering if it would be over stocking if i got a purple dotty back, a yellow clown goby, and maybe 2-3 chromis.
    This is going to be a reef tank with hopefully a nice amount of coral.

    Overstocked? or no? should i forget the chromis?
     
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  3. hasek1639

    hasek1639 Fire Shrimp

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    thats very overstocked. I mean the clown goby should be ok but everything else i would not put in. A dotty back can get mean and the coral beauty would push back. the chromis need swim space. I think with that and the proper equipment you should be ok but i would not add all that. Its unhealthy to the fish and will make your system unstable.
     
  4. Strickland_673

    Strickland_673 Fire Shrimp

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    Thanks Hasek.

    I wasn't planning on adding all of them the same time but over a period of 2-3 months.

    So I should only add one more fish total?

    I was originally going to go with the dotty back and clown goby, along with what I already have.
     
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    hasek1639 Fire Shrimp

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    add 1 fish and thats it. anymore in that space i would consider overstocked and stressing the fish.
     
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    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Agree with the advice given.
     
  7. Pickupman66

    Pickupman66 Tassled File Fish

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    YUP on the above, and them dottybacks can be MEAN!!!
     
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