Single Anthias? + Stocking list for 65 gallon Red Sea

[Kyle Soto]

My 65 gallon tank is currently stocked as follows:
2 ocellaris clowns
Orchid dottyback
Lemon damsel
Tomini tang
Blue hippo tang (I did not purchase this fish, I realize he will outgrow the tank but he was included when I bought the tank)
I want to add a single male Lyertail Anthias but I was wondering if anyone thinks that this would be overstocking the tank? All of my fish are surprisingly peaceful with one another.

 

[Chrisv.]

The thing about anthias is that ...more so than other fish... They REALLY benefit from many feedings a day. I'm sure there are some who get away with less. My experience was that keeping them had a huge impact on my tanks nutrient load. I ultimately gave them to a friend with a 300 gallon tank. They looked epic in there and I felt foolish for trying to keep them in a tank a third of that size.

 

[blaxsun]

I'd probably be more concerned long-term with the two tangs, but you should be fine with a small anthias. I have 4 and they're great schooling fish (I do feed mine 5x daily, though).