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PJW
03-08-2004, 1:05 PM
I just completed a fishless cycle on my 75 gal. saltwater fish only tank. Have an Emporer 400 and a powerhead. Substrate consist of 2" live sand. Lighting consist of 1 48" Coralife 50/50 florescent. These are the proposed critters I would like to introduce to the tank.

2 Ocellaris Clownfish
1 Yellow Tang
2 African Pigmy Angelfish
1 Royal Gramma
2 White Striped Cleaner Shrimp
1 Flame Angel (future introduction)
1 Pearlscale Butterfly (Future Introduction)

Question is.....do I have too many fish on my list? Can my 75gal. tank hold these?

Max
03-08-2004, 9:56 PM
'd hold off on all of them except for the maybe the clowns," and even then I'd give them a lot of thought." I'd start out with the basic clean up crew and slowly add the other fish. Tangs are pretty sensative to good water quality same for the gramma and angel and especially the shrimp. Not trying to tell you that you can't do some of these fish in this tank,"It would be way overstocked when they were all grown." I'd really encourage you to take stock of the max size of the fish and pick your favorites. Just be sure have patience and limit you fish choices to meet their size requirements and territorial needs. I'd do a lot of reasearch and think about their needs and how the relate to each other.
hth