developing a fish(want) list for my new 125 need advice

[arizona reefer]

ok here goes my list of fish is just a draft of fish that i like alot if adding any of them is a bad idea for the rest let me know. im not planning on putting them all in so i already know that the load is too heavy for a 125.
1 snowflake eel
1 humu picasso trigger
1 volitan lion fish
1 purple or powder blue tang
1 niger trigger
1 panther grouper
1 imperator angel
1 dog face puffer
thank you in advance for any help. i definately want the eel so let base the rest around him

 

[Guest]

I would add the Eel, lion, picasso, and the puffer. Panther groupers get huge, and really need a 180. I have seen them full grown and trust me they don't really fit in a 125. Best of luck with your new tank!

 

[nodoubt471]

my vote is against the niger trigger- every niger that ive had has come down with some serious marine velvet!!!

 

[mr_tee0419]

Keep the stocking rule in mind "5 gal. = 1 in. of adult fish" ... meaning you can only handle 25 in. of adult fish. The angel alone reaches 15 in.... Sorry for the lecture. I think it would be best to eliminate about half of your fish. HTH

 

[RocketSeason]

ah yes, the world of SW fish keeping. A HUGE tank......2 fish.

I have heard that you can maybe push it a bit if you use a great deal of filtration.

(I don't know how accurate that is. Is this true?)

 

[arizona reefer]

hmm 5 gal=1 inch of fish, so with a 125 gallon tank and a 75 gallon sump it makes it a whole new ball game huh.

 

[RocketSeason]

I dont know how a sump would factor into it. The 1 inch of fish is minus the tail. so that helps a bit.

I myself will be breaking the rule by a full 5 inches. :|

 

[arizona reefer]

lol your gonna go to fish jail

 

[frshwaterfinatc]

IME, (not my experience at home as you see by my sig- but my experience working in a LFS with the saltwater display tanks and helping with my friends' SW tanks) the more filtration you have does mean you can bend the fish rule a bit. Especially if they're not overly territorial or agressive towards their tankmates.