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[Crister13]

I have a 150g saltwater tank with 110#LR, 3ft sump, skimmer, and fish are honeycomb grouper, male bird wrasse, blonde naso tang, snowflake eel, and niger triggerfish. Is my tank overstocked?

[jhemdal]

Crister13,

I would need to know the lengths of all those fish as well. As a fish's length increases linearily (1" to 2" to 3", etc.) its mass goes up by the cube, so a fish that is a few inches longer may require twice or three times as much room. Also - at some point, the grouper is going to be able to eat the bird wrasse....

Here links to articles I have written on the subject:

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/c ... p?sid=3048

http://microcosmaqx.typepad.com/jay_hem ... olice.html


Jay Hemdal

[Crister13]

Theyre all babies but I meant at full grown.