Barleychown Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 Does anyone here (besides me) have a damsel tank? I realize it limits fish selection, but I really do enjoy the little brats.:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 I have never heard of anyone doing this, but with just those, you could set up the tank, feed them and not even own a test kit pretty much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drock59 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I have always liked damsels. Amazing colors but goodness they are mean, not to mention impossible to catch. Ive never heard of anyone else having a damsel tank, you could be the first. It would be cool to have a bunch in a reef tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefgeek84 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I have always liked damsels. Amazing colors but goodness they are mean' date=' not to mention impossible to catch. Ive never heard of anyone else having a damsel tank, you could be the first. It would be cool to have a bunch in a reef tank.[/quote'] If you had them in a reef tank, I take back my statement about not needing test kits.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barleychown Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 I have two of the four-stripe, and they are now a pair. Over the weekend they had a whole bunch of eggs. That was fun to watch.(drinking) I also have 4 of the yellow tail, two of which are a pair with eggs in a huge shell. I must say , they do get rather mean when they are guarding their eggs. It wasn't my intent to have a damsel tank when I started out, but then I got attached.whistle I'm trying to convince my husband that the new house needs a "room divider" tank, so I can keep these guys in this tank, and have another with other fish.:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ahbrit Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 You must have a very active tank with all those damsels. in a way im a little jealous. i really do like the corals though so i wont be converting anytime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barleychown Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 I can always count on people being able to watch the fish!:p They allow the scooter and mandarin to live in peace, and are even being sort of kind to the puffer that was dumped on my doorstep. The damsels and puffer are the same size, for now, and in two months he gets his own tank, because he is a mean, messy pig. The damsels have been together in this same tank for 8 months...my thought is to have this 120 and a 2' by 2' cube (to be puffer tank) on the back side of a 180 or 210, and then plumb them all together. I was hoping someone else had a damsel tank, so I could see what they have in the tank with them, to help me decide if I want the brats in the big tank, or in the 120... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ahbrit Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Angie (Fenmere), had a damsel in her preditor tank it was initially intended to be dinner for one of the 2 lion fish but survived. For some reason they didnt want to have him, maybe he was too fast. Anyway, this damsel got MEAN. he killed both her lions within a week. One of them got blinded so starved to death, the other fell apart all kinds of ways. The damsel was 1" The damsel is at upscales right now....go buy it (it's the red/moroon one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ahbrit Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 The lions were 6- 8" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rude944 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I had a blue devil that we named Beyonce. As in a survivor. Made it through 5 tanks and 3 moves. Little punk too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Any problems reaching into the tank to clean it? Any scars?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barleychown Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 Gee, I think I'll pass on the red one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barleychown Posted March 31, 2006 Author Share Posted March 31, 2006 No scars. I have only been "bitten" by one while it was guarding eggs, and I didn't realize they were there. The bite was more like a hit, no mark was left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rude944 Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 I had a female clown that would draw blood when I attempted to do anything near her anemone. Melanopus to be exact. Mean member of the same family. There is your warning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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