Am I Overstocked

[bae1994]

i have a 103 gal 5x2x1.7ft tank with a internal filter a big external uv sterilizer and a v2 400 skimmer so i have two dwarf lion fish a sailfin tang a maroon clown a pink cheeked watchman goby a neon worm goby and a blue damsel also 28kg of live rock , coral and starfish and a picusion urchin am i overstocked i may get a external filter after time but am i overstocked and if so by how much and what should i do all water stats are fine vbut will i be overstocked in a cramped sence

 

[bae1994]

i have a 103 gal 5x2x1.7ft tank with a internal filter a big external uv sterilizer and a v2 400 skimmer so i have two dwarf lion fish a sailfin tang a maroon clown a pink cheeked watchman goby a neon worm goby and a blue damsel also 28kg of live rock , coral and starfish and a picusion urchin am i overstocked i may get a external filter after time but am i overstocked and if so by how much and what should i do all water stats are fine vbut will i be overstocked in a cramped

 

[Trod]

Not really sure about the sizes of all those fish but I would be more concerned that, as your lionfish grow, they may get some expensive meals
Then over stocking won't be a problem,
I know your lions are only small at the moment but don't be fooled, they can still open their mouths extremely wide. What appears to be a nice peaceful tank now can change very quickly

 

[bae1994]

well the worm goby can get to 30cm like a eel the clown 5 inch the tang 9inch thye damsel will be rehomed and watchman is between 3-4 inch at the moment so should be ok for that but not sure wether overstocked and the tang i think may get to big

 

[SkiFletch]

Nah, I wouldn't call that overstocked. It is a big tank. I'd say you're right near the sweet spot for stocking, maybe even could handle another fish or two. Might I suggest a larger non reef safe wrasse from the thalassoma genus?

 

[bae1994]

wouldnt the wrass eat my coral and is there a specific wrasse in mind not good with latin names if not is there another fish

 

[Truck]

wouldnt the wrass eat my coral and is there a specific wrasse in mind not good with latin names if not is there another fish

hence, reef safe, if its reef safe it wont pick at corals

 

[bae1994]

yeah but he put non reefsafe

 

[Truck]

yeah but he put non reefsafe

oh sorry didnt see that lol

 

[bae1994]

no need to apolagise

any way back to the quistion

wouldnt the wrass eat my coral and is there a specific wrasse in mind not good with latin names if not is there another fish

 

[bae1994]

i would love a trigger but i dont think there compatible

 

[Trod]

i would love a trigger but i dont think there compatible

Triggerfish are one of the few fish that will attack lionfish, thay nip at the spines and ultimately kill them, I wouldn't put them together.

 

[bae1994]

yeah thought so damn

 

[bae1994]

 

[SkiFletch]

My bad, I thought you had a FOWLR tank. In that case, don't get a wrasse from the Thalassoma genus .