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Well I had done a lot of research but, went ahead and trusted my LFS because they have yet to steer me wrong. They said the only damsels I would really have trouble out of would be the black and white ones but, blue ones would be fine. I don't mind the occasional chase but when 4 of 5 2" fish...

Because it was stressing all the other damsels to the point that they were starting to look sickly. AS much as I hated to do it, I dropped it in some vodka. I read about this method on another site and heard it was pretty humane. On a positive note, the other damsels are exploring the rest of...

Well I killed off the bully last night. Turned the light off in the tank and used one of those LED flashlights that attaches to a baseball cap to see what I was doing. Once they settled down after the light had been off for a bit, it was on. Took a while but I finally got the trouble maker. I...

Yeah I've got one right now that is a real bully. 3 of the 4 damsels all hang around the upper right corner of the tank while one cruises the entire tank and occasionally chases the other 3. I'm thinking about taking him out (and I don't mean removing him from the tank) I mean dead fishy! The...

Crypt, I have a 120 gallon tank. So far it's just the Damsels, 10 hermits and a handful of snails. I lost one of the 5 damsels yesterday. Not sure if it got stuck under a new piece of LR that I added or what, but when I saw him, the hermits were all over him, too late. All of the others look...

Well, so far, even the one that does the majority of the chasing only does it occasionally and the other 4 damsels don't seem to be stressed although as mentioned earlier, this one seems to have laid claim to the left side of the tank as that's where it hangs out most of the time. The other 4...

Well, this isn't making it any less confusing. I already have someone who will buy the Damsels but, IF they would be ok with other fish I would like to keep them. I kinda like them............

Well dang. The lady at the LFS said the blue angels would be fine and that only domino angels would be a real problem with other fish. I have to admit, I am getting concerned watching them. One seems to have claimed the left side of the tank appears to be patrolling the area. The other 4 damsels...

Then again I do have a good sozed tank (120 gal) maybe since there's so much room, there won't be any turf wars?

oh ok, I had heard that the blue ones only got to about 2" in size and aren't so mean. Maybe I should rehome them before I get anything else....

So why all the dislike for Damsels? I have Blue Damsels and from what I hear, they're the least likely to be mean. I guess I'll find out later this week when I add some more fish. I've only seen them chase each other, not that much, and one nipped at my hand the other day when I was adding some...

Ok, so let's say I decide to use 2 20's I'm assuming they would need to be drilled and attached with something like a bulkhead connector? What diameter connector would I need to avoid a bottleneck effect?

You know, I had thought of doing just that, drilling the tanks and interconnecting them for more volume. GMTA I reckon! I don't want to use up all of the available space under my cabinet though. I would like to keep a little space to store supplies etc. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I've got a few smaller tanks left over from my angel fish breeding days and I thought I would look into building my own sump. The plans I've seen look simple enough. I have two 20T and two 30T tanks. A buddy of mine seems to think a 20 would be big enough but I don't think it could hurt to go on...

Well, I wasn't really planning on keeping the damsels, at least not in this tank. If I'm successful at saltwater, I will probably start up a smaller saltwater tank for the damsels or just sell them. I know there are other ways to cycle the tank but, per LFS recommendation, I went with damsels...

Hi Flower, Thanks for the response. Apparently I may have been over reacting because the next morning when I checked on them, they were absolutely fine and eating. I did bump the temp up a little per your recommendation. I think the thermometer I'm using may be a little off because I checked it...

This is just a thought and not a recommendation by any means, especially since I am fairly new to salt water. I had a freshwater angel get cloudy eyes once and upon recommendation from someone of the angelfish forum, I dosed the tank with Melafix and her eyes cleared up within 24 hours. I don't...

I just noticed that since I began writing this post, the damsels have become slightly more active but are still pretty much hanging around 1 or 2" off the bottom. They're usually all over the place. Except for the one that's hanging around the heater. (which may not mean much since it's been...

Hey y'all, Since I'm new, a little background on my history with fish. I have successfully kept and bred freshwater angels for the last several years. I recently gave away all of my freshwater fish and decided to give salt water a try. I've got a 120 gallon tank that's been running for almost 3...