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Originally Posted by
Mr. Limpid 
I remember the day I bought my rock from a little shop in Joliet. I wiped out all his tanks, I felt sorry for the fish in those tanks no place to hide. Matter of fact I got a free hitch hiker that day a lawn mower blenny came out of the rocks. I felt like I should of taken him back, but didn't because I would of probably had to return a rock too and he didn't have enough in the first place.
LOL..that reminds me of how I learned to never to purchase damsels.....
I went to a LFS and wanted some rock...I was picking my pieces and saw a few really nice ones in a certain tank, I asked the shop lady "how much?" to which she replied $50.00 to $100.00 a pound...SAY WHAT???
She said the damsel in that tank bites, and for no amount of money was she putting her hands in there. Her husband the shop owner came in about then, and she asked him to get the three pieces of rock I wanted. He just rinsed his hands and reached in and got what I wanted ($10.00 per pound)...afterward I noticed his hand was dripping blood...his fingers were missing little chunks of meat. He explained to me about damsels and told me if I was smart I would never get one. Most new beginners do because they are so pretty and inexpensive...big mistake.
He said piranha are shy fish and as long as they are fed, you can put your hand in the tank and not get bit, but not with a mature damsel. So I have never wanted one, and try and warn the beginners to not get one.
