How many fish can I still add? and what types need ideas?

[Alex1]

Well I was going to stop getting fish for my 125 but I bought a skimmer so I can add some more. I was just using a refugium for the tank and a DSB but I think if I want more fish I needed the skimmer so I got a Aqua-C EV-150. In total there is probably 150 gallons in the system. The current in habitants are 1 Blonde Naso 8 inches, 1 Sailfin tang 3.5 inches, 3 Anthis 3 inches, 2 gold stripe maroon clowns 1 inch and 2 inches, 4 line wrasse 1 inch, 2 yellow tail damsels 1 inch each. 3 cleaner shrimp. In the sump I keep a 4.5 inch clown mantis. A few crabs and snails as well. Corals I keep are softies and LPS. My question is what else can I add to the tank as far as fish go. I really need thoughts on what else I can add. Any suggestions would help.

Alex

 

[Len]

Alex,

It's not so much an issue of your system being able to cope with its biological demands; it's more an issue of space. I'd recommend going with your original plan and not adding anymore fishes. Although you may be able to sustain dozens of fishes in your tank, they aren't necessary happy being crammed in confined quarters.

If you really want more fishes, I suggest Fairy wrasses (Cirrhilabrus sp.) or Genicanthus angel fish. Hogfish (Bodianus sp.) and Basslets (Liopropoma and Pseudochromis sp.) are good, hardy choices (though Pseudochromis sp. can be very aggressive).