fish species?
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flower
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Originally Posted by cav414 http:///t/396157/fish-species#post_3529029
He is actually my least aggressive fish my blue damsel keeps him under the rock. I want to start a reef tank but I'm thinking I need to get rid of the blue damsel
Damsels are evil little devil fish, they kill all other fish in the tank less timid them themselves. As they mature, they also are known for biting your hand when you put it in the tank to do anything, and draw blood.
It's a huge pain to catch them, most end up removing every rock to get to them.
Originally Posted by cav414 http:///t/396157/fish-species#post_3529029
He is actually my least aggressive fish my blue damsel keeps him under the rock. I want to start a reef tank but I'm thinking I need to get rid of the blue damsel
Damsels are evil little devil fish, they kill all other fish in the tank less timid them themselves. As they mature, they also are known for biting your hand when you put it in the tank to do anything, and draw blood.
It's a huge pain to catch them, most end up removing every rock to get to them.
flower
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cav414 http:///t/396157/fish-species#post_3529029
He is actually my least aggressive fish my blue damsel keeps him under the rock. I want to start a reef tank but I'm thinking I need to get rid of the blue damsel
Damsels are evil little devil fish, they kill all other fish in the tank less timid them themselves. As they mature, they also are known for biting your hand when you put it in the tank to do anything, and draw blood.
It's a huge pain to catch them, most end up removing every rock to get to them.
Originally Posted by cav414 http:///t/396157/fish-species#post_3529029
He is actually my least aggressive fish my blue damsel keeps him under the rock. I want to start a reef tank but I'm thinking I need to get rid of the blue damsel
Damsels are evil little devil fish, they kill all other fish in the tank less timid them themselves. As they mature, they also are known for biting your hand when you put it in the tank to do anything, and draw blood.
It's a huge pain to catch them, most end up removing every rock to get to them.
mohawkninja
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Quote:Originally Posted by cav414 http:///t/396157/fish-species#post_3529059
Lol I've noticed. Hey do you want him lol
One does not simply ask Flower if she wants a damsel.
Lol I've noticed. Hey do you want him lol
One does not simply ask Flower if she wants a damsel.
flower
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LOL...I have never had one and never will. They are beautiful little fish....but
When I was a beginner in SW I had a LFS that I went to for live rock, I hand picked every piece. In a different tank was a few pieces I liked, and ask the lady (LFS owners wife) what that rock cost...she said $50.00 a pound for any rock from that tank. Noticing the look on my face, she laughed and explained that the tank had a damsel in there, and would bite her drawing blood every time she put her hand in the tank, she then explained about damsels getting really evil when they mature. The damsel was the only fish in that tank, because it killed every other fish in there until only it was left, even the other damsels were killed.
All the live rock in the store was Fiji and cost $10.00 per pound, but she wasn't going to get any rock from THAT tank. About that moment her husband came into the shop, and she told him I wanted some rock from that tank. "Okay" he says and proceeded to rinse his hands all the way to the upper arms, and just reached in and got the rock I wanted, it only took a second or two.
His hand was a bloody mess, the thing took two chunks of meat out of his hand. I swore to never get any damsel, and in 13 years, I have kept that personal promise.
When I was a beginner in SW I had a LFS that I went to for live rock, I hand picked every piece. In a different tank was a few pieces I liked, and ask the lady (LFS owners wife) what that rock cost...she said $50.00 a pound for any rock from that tank. Noticing the look on my face, she laughed and explained that the tank had a damsel in there, and would bite her drawing blood every time she put her hand in the tank, she then explained about damsels getting really evil when they mature. The damsel was the only fish in that tank, because it killed every other fish in there until only it was left, even the other damsels were killed.
All the live rock in the store was Fiji and cost $10.00 per pound, but she wasn't going to get any rock from THAT tank. About that moment her husband came into the shop, and she told him I wanted some rock from that tank. "Okay" he says and proceeded to rinse his hands all the way to the upper arms, and just reached in and got the rock I wanted, it only took a second or two.
His hand was a bloody mess, the thing took two chunks of meat out of his hand. I swore to never get any damsel, and in 13 years, I have kept that personal promise.
mohawkninja
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Originally Posted by cav414 http:///t/396157/fish-species#post_3529115
Good lord mine hasn't bitten me yet but I gotta get rid of him lol I want a reef tank really bad. I should have just started from scratch instead of buying second hand lol I just couldn't pass up the good price and have always wanted a sw tank
Just get rid of the damsel, it will dictate what you can add later. Try selling it to your LFS.
Originally Posted by cav414 http:///t/396157/fish-species#post_3529115
Good lord mine hasn't bitten me yet but I gotta get rid of him lol I want a reef tank really bad. I should have just started from scratch instead of buying second hand lol I just couldn't pass up the good price and have always wanted a sw tank
Just get rid of the damsel, it will dictate what you can add later. Try selling it to your LFS.