Kinda Crowded...

[Chucky]

I've got an Ocellarus Clown (black bands on the white), an Orchid Dottyback, a Blue Damsel, AND a Scissortail Goby, ALL in a 10 gallon. They've been happily looking for food around mealtime and eating heartily for 9 months now (damsel & clown for a year). No color fading so far.

I'm wondering if the community thinks I'm REALLY abusing them?
Wouldn't these buggers do much better in a larger tank? I've got a 33 gallon I could convert, but I LOVE my angels....

There's always 'Aquazone'.....

 

[ickypimp]

i would say your bioload is waaay too high for 10 gallons... i sure hope you skim heavily

 

[Chucky]

Could very well be. 10 lbs. crush'd coral, 11 lbs. live rock, an 'aquaclear' mini running full tilt w/foam, carbon, AND seachem phosphate remover.
+ mini power head from the marineland 'goldfish' plastic setup - small, powerful. Has a foam insert in it too.
I do a 10% change every week or two (when lazy). Ammonia levels almost unreadable - lots of spaghetti worms, lots of small white tubeworms, even clear, um, tunicates (I'm pretty sure).

Why does such a heavy bioload do well in the tank?