how many fish can i have?

[skilletfan jtm]

how many fish can i have in a 90gallon reef tank

[crvz]

1 or 15, depends on which fish you're talking about.

[skilletfan jtm]

well how many can i have if they are like 6 green chromis fox face hippo tang gobie and other tang but like could i have 20 fish if there was like three or four big ones and the rest small

[crvz]

that's way more than I'd ever recommend. For a 90 gallon, almost all tangs are bad news (especially the hippo tang), and I'd only suggest one of the Ctenocheatus spp. fish. And only one. A foxface may be alright, but they get large and eat a lot. really you've got two things to consider, first is bioload and second is environment. I'd try to keep it under 10 fish total (better to be in the 7-8 range), and any fish that can get over 3" I'd count twice.

Pay heed to compatibility of the various fish you're looking at and ADULT size. I think 20 fish is wishful thinking, you'll need about 2 times the volume you're talking to pull it off with success over the long-term.

[skilletfan jtm]

ya i no i would NEVER get 20 fish in a 90 it was just an expretion i have a hippo tang a fox face a watchman gobie and a red fiary wrasse in my tank wright now

[skilletfan jtm]

but i have had 2 clowns hippo tang a foxface and a kol tang at once but the kol and the to clowns died from ick like 3 months ago

[skilletfan jtm]

but my ich is LONG gone

[Mr.Peanut]

I have 4 fish in a 75. 2 Clowns, a Yellow Tang and a Diamond Watchman Goby. I also have a Royal Gramma in Q/T. Anymore than that and I think my 75 would be too crowded.

Are you going to set-up a Q/T for your new fish?

[scoop]

I'm w/ Mr. Peanut. I have 5 fish in my 75 and I think more would crowd them too much.

[kyrie_eleison]

interesting.

[firsthesitation]

You've got a Clown Tang and a Purple Tang in a 55?? Dude, inhumane. They both require a tank of over 100 gallons to provide adequate swimming room.

[skilletfan jtm]

thanks kyrie that is wat i will do the reason the i am asming this is becuase i like tanks when it looks like a reef with fish swimming around the coral and stuff like teach she has a really nice tank it is a 180 and she has like 20 fish in it

[skilletfan jtm]

sorry for the link hahaha

[Mr.Peanut]

Originally Posted by firsthesitation

You've got a Clown Tang and a Purple Tang in a 55?? Dude, inhumane. They both require a tank of over 100 gallons to provide adequate swimming room.

You forgot the Scopas Tang.

[skilletfan jtm]

could i have a clown tang they look very cool