150 gallon Aquarium how many fish at once
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Anemone_Fanatic
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Depends on the fish, but probably yes, it's not a good idea. If they're all small gobies, it's fine as long as you feed the tank for a couple weeks beforehand and are prepared for some heavy WC. However, if any of them are > 2", that wouldn't work.
I'd recommend putting them in QT, and once QT is up, introducing them into the tank, 3 - 4 at a time, every 10 days. You might need a pretty significant QT system set up to do this, but it's really the only way to go about it. If they're already healthy you could just hold them in an observation tank instead of treating with medications for a month first, would make life easier.
I'd recommend putting them in QT, and once QT is up, introducing them into the tank, 3 - 4 at a time, every 10 days. You might need a pretty significant QT system set up to do this, but it's really the only way to go about it. If they're already healthy you could just hold them in an observation tank instead of treating with medications for a month first, would make life easier.
Would really depend on several things. Can you share more details? How mature is your tank? What do you already have for livestock? What are the new fish you want to add? These details might help you get a better answer.
WhatCouldGoWrong71
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I’m am interested in this topic also, not ten or such but, could you start dosing ammonia throughout the day for a month leading up to the introduction of new fish? Next would be to figure out how to determine the amounts. I was dosing ammonia when I couldn’t detect nitrate. I’d have to check, but I think Randy suggested this. Wouldn’t this help fuel a larger bio to digest the increase in fish? I have a situation in my bigger tank that most wouldn’t believe (hitchhiking trigger) that needs to be rectified asap. Sorry for the hijack. But as I stated, I’m going to have to start loading some fish too.
adding new fish isn't going to exceed that kind of reef tank's surface area or biofiltration
it'll be a total disease bomb mix that you aren't applying qt or observation to the new crew, who were suited to their new system behaviorally and biologically. not a biofilter challenge. that isn't much of a load to a running reef tank.
it'll be a total disease bomb mix that you aren't applying qt or observation to the new crew, who were suited to their new system behaviorally and biologically. not a biofilter challenge. that isn't much of a load to a running reef tank.
WhatCouldGoWrong71
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Good point @brandon429.
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