Fish transfer help

[NickV34]

I am setting up a 150 gallon and transferring everything from my 60 gallon over.

I am getting a blue tang and a fox-face from a local reefer that is breaking down a tank. Can I keep those two in my 60 gallon for a few weeks until I can transfer them over?

current stock is

2 clowns
1 bristle tooth tang
1 flasher wrasse
1 fire fish

 

[blaxsun]

Maybe - depends on the size of your existing/new fish.

 

[NickV34]

Maybe - depends on the size of your existing/new fish.

The one clown is large, everything else is small, I can keep up with the bio load by doing more water changes

 

[blaxsun]

The one clown is large, everything else is small, I can keep up with the bio load by doing more water changes

"Large" can be somewhat subjective. I have two "large" 6-inch+ angelfish, 3 "average" 4-inch+ tangs and a "extra-large" 7-8" parrotfish. It's not just the bio load - it's how the new fish may interact with the other fish with respect to territorial issues, etc. I'll stick with my original answer of "maybe". You may want to invest in a cheap $1 mirror that you can hang off the side of the tank in case aggression develops.

 

[NickV34]

"Large" can be somewhat subjective. I have two "large" 6-inch+ angelfish, 3 "average" 4-inch+ tangs and a "extra-large" 7-8" parrotfish. It's not just the bio load - it's how the new fish may interact with the other fish with respect to territorial issues, etc. I'll stick with my original answer of "maybe". You may want to invest in a cheap $1 mirror that you can hang off the side of the tank in case aggression develops.

Okay I will do that for sure, and it’s large for a clown. I’ve seen the mirror idea work so I will for sure do that