should i be done adding fish?

[Jack_L]

coming from fresh i liked schools, that doesn't seem to be so easy in salt. i was looking at black line chromis, but both times the LFS had them but some had euronema on them. LFS told me they will also get nippy in time with my existing stock.
my current stocking is:
3 firefish gobies, 1 royal grama, 2 cardinal(in in sump now), 1 yellow tang, 1 clown gobie, 1 watchman, 1 sleeper gobi ,2 clowns, 2 peppermint shrimp, 1 pistol shrimp, 2 emerald crabs and i guess about 100 snails, certith, astrea, nassarius, trochus

the agression with salt fish is no joke compared to fresh. and the yellow tang adds movement.

its a 140 gallon. should i just leave the stock as it is?
i'll like to add something with color and movement, but seem to be hitting a lot of dead ends.

 

[Biokabe]

In a 140g tank, you actually have a lot of room left to add fish, especially since most of what you have are smaller fish without a heavy bioload on your tank. The only large, active fish you have is your yellow tang.

If you're looking for schooling fish, anthias are a good option for a 140g. Dispar or ignitus are some of the smaller and more affordable anthias. Lyretails get a little bigger and are also a good option. The big thing with anthias is that they need regular and frequent feeding - definitely invest in an autofeeder if you want to go that route.

If you just want color and movement, there are a TON of options in the wrasse family. You won't get schooling behavior, but fairy and flasher wrasses come in a riot of colors and patterns, and they're always active. Depending on your coral load, you could also add in some type of angelfish.

You also don't have any blennies, I would never run a saltwater tank without a blenny. They're excellent for movement, and some of their colors are great. Starry, Midas, or Orange-spotted are all attractive to look at and great for movement.

Lastly, butterflyfish. Again, this is an area where any corals you keep may make a difference, but there are some very nice butterflies that you can easily add to a tank your size. In a vacuum, look into the pyramid butterfly - they're one of the few that are good with corals or without, and they are always active and very nice to look at.

Depending on your tank's dimensions, you might even be able to get away with a triggerfish. Just make sure to stick to the Xanthichthys genus (or possibly a Niger trigger), as you have a lot of little fish that would look like dinner to some of the more belligerent triggers.

And of course, you could always look into adding a couple more tangs.

 

[Justfebreezeit]

Great breakdown above.

A couple wrasse was my first thought.

 

[Jack_L]

i have two sps frags, birdnest and stylo, several frags of trumpets, and hammers, a tiny zoa, and 3 mushrooms

 

[Biokabe]

With that in mind, the only amendment I'd make to my list above is to stick to Genicanthus angels if you want to go that route, pyramid butterflies, and stick with the Xanthichthys triggers if you want any of those. Other fish in those families are known to pick on or outright consume corals, and there is a small risk of coral consumption with a pyramid butterfly (mine liked acans, but I could get him to leave them alone if I fed nori every day).

 

[Jack_L]

thanks

 

[LPS Bum]

To add to the above, in a 140 gal tank you could add a nice Powder Brown Tang. It should coexist with the Yellow. A male Blue Throat Trigger and a Yellow Pyramid Butterfly would also be good choices (I have both in my 165 gal reef, and the Butterfly does nip at fleshy LPS if he’s hungry). A Melanurus Wrasse would also be a great choice (mine has been awesome).