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07/11/2012, 02:59 PM
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How to properly stock damselfish?
I've seen some tanks that have large populations of damselfish in them. I like the look, personally. I've kept all sorts of different fish including damsels of different varieties so I know that they can be agressive and don't really want to hear about how mean they are.
So what I'm curious about is a more calculated approach to the stocking process. It seems with some of the tanks I'm referencing they just threw a truckload of Chrysiptera and Chromis varieties in together. There are some Dascyllus in the mix as well. What is the key here? Large numbers of a small variety or small numbers of a large variety? Is there some kind of reference with general guidelines to this sort of approach? |
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07/11/2012, 03:43 PM
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The problem is that the vast majority of damsels are loaners once they hit the adult stage in nature (except chromis). They just don't get along unless you enough room for them to have their own territories. I think most of the displays you see in our hobby are either juveniles or are just being forced together and probably still to freaked out to start beating on each other. Sooner or later they hit adult stage, get comfortable, and then decide to stake out a piece of the ocean (which is usually bigger than your tank).
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07/11/2012, 04:24 PM
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^^^
Ive had a lot of success with most damsels and its probably because Ive had large tanks.
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07/11/2012, 06:52 PM
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07/11/2012, 08:15 PM
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I dont usually add more than one of each species but in my 600g I have a couple of the following... humbug, domino, azure. For me the keys to success are "tank size" and "compatibility" of fishes. Ive seen so many posters showing so much hate for damsels recently... its not the damsels fault that they were added to a tank that was either too small or they had the wrong fish in with the damsels. Most of these people were probably told that a certain damsel was a good starter fish (which it is) but then they add something docile to the tank and cant figure out why the damsel killed it. Maybe a sticky should be made about proper damsel care.
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