55 gallon set up

[spitz006]

I don't have experience in large brackish tanks but could you explain why you think it's so overstocked? Is it because the puffers are such messy eaters? It seems like for 55 gallons it's not too bad, but I don't know. Adastra: Is your bumbleebee goby safe or do the puffers try to kill it?

 

[Adastra808]

My bumblebee is doing great. It likes to hang out on the back of the tank and the puffers pretty much ignore it.

I think (though I'm not sure) that they think my tank might be over stocked because of the potential size of some of the fish, particularly the dragon gobies. The puffers get to be 2.5-3 inches, chromides 3.5-4 inches, and the dragon gobies usually max out around 12-15 inches, though I've heard of them getting 2 ft long! (not sure if it's true, but I'm hoping not). For now, everything in my tank is quite a bit smaller than the average adult size and weekly water changes are keeping up good water quality. However, as things start getting bigger and producing more waste, I fully expect to have to increase water changes, and possibly remove some of my stock depending on how big things end up getting. Oh darn, that means another brackish setup, how ever will I survive?