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To many fish?
- Thread starter dan_k
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I'd get rid of the third clown and the clown tang. That would free up space for a few more fish.
buy a breeder net that sticks to the glass. put some of the tangs favorite food in there and when he swims in, turn it upright so he cant swim out.
My initial thought is you can put a few more fish in a 120.
Live Aquaria says Blue Throats can be kept in up 125g or more, which in my opinion is close enough to your tank's size.
I think the real questions are can your tank handle the extra bioload produced by a fish the size of a blue throat, and how will your smaller, less aggressive fish (anthias, fire fish) do with such a large tank mate.
Live Aquaria says Blue Throats can be kept in up 125g or more, which in my opinion is close enough to your tank's size.
I think the real questions are can your tank handle the extra bioload produced by a fish the size of a blue throat, and how will your smaller, less aggressive fish (anthias, fire fish) do with such a large tank mate.
Just a point of reference, our 80g frag tank holds:
purple tang
anthia (he was being beat up when in our display)
bangaii cardinal
true perc clown pair (we have another pair upstairs in the DT)
melanarus wrasse
yellow watchman goby
purple tang
I would not call the 80g frag tank crowded by any means. I would not add a trigger to the 80g, but it is only 2/3 the size of your DT.
purple tang
anthia (he was being beat up when in our display)
bangaii cardinal
true perc clown pair (we have another pair upstairs in the DT)
melanarus wrasse
yellow watchman goby
purple tang
I would not call the 80g frag tank crowded by any means. I would not add a trigger to the 80g, but it is only 2/3 the size of your DT.
I think my tank could handle him I am very good with keeping up on tank maintenance but you do raise a good point semi aggressive fish could turn to aggressive fish and mess with the smaller fish. I think i will pass I just really like the way trigger fish look I guess it's on to the next one. Maybe another tang 
Thanks everyone
Thanks everyone
I have 7 inch lavender tang just for u.I think my tank could handle him I am very good with keeping up on tank maintenance but you do raise a good point semi aggressive fish could turn to aggressive fish and mess with the smaller fish. I think i will pass I just really like the way trigger fish look I guess it's on to the next one. Maybe another tang
Thanks everyone
ive had a blue jaw trigger for yrs. has not been aggressive yet. although I suspect he ate one of my shrimp
I think there are two matters here. So are you asking about one of them or both? The first is - what is the total water system size - for purposes of bio-load? The second is - is your present stocking in the 120g display tank OK with fish behavior and compatibility. I'd be curious to know the specs of the total water system - volume of water, sumps, fuges, how often the water is changed and how much is changed, etc. IMO the bigger the water system, the less stress on the display tank and the more boys and girls it can manage. I try to do 33% of the total water in displays, and 66% in sumps and fuges. It's all just opinion, but that's mine.