New Tank

I have a new 220gallon tank. has been up for a week with 175 pounds of
live rock.

Should I start putting in fish now? If so how many and what kind?

What else?

Thanks!


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Check your water parameter first before putting in any inhabitant.
I think you are on this stage - ReefCentral.com -
http://tinylink.com/?nvJOng8j6e
The above link should answer your question regarding when your tank is
ready.

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I have a new 220gallon tank. has been up for a week with 175 pounds of
live rock.

Should I start putting in fish now? If so how many and what kind?

What else?

Thanks!


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So if I want to put fish in now everyone keeps saying not damsels. What
can I put in that will be hardy, help finish off my cycling, and be
more interesting than watching my live rock?


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What's wrong with damsels? They are active, responsive, smart?

IMO & IME they're not that bad of a fish... But yet I have a tank
that is less then 10% of yours and can't hold more then a couple of
Damsels and a gramma...

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 01:33:43 +0000, ebeb
wrote:


So if I want to put fish in now everyone keeps saying not damsels. What
can I put in that will be hardy, help finish off my cycling, and be
more interesting than watching my live rock?

What's wrong with damsels? They are active, responsive, smart?


and to add to your list, they are also:

very territorial
mean as hell
like to nip at other fish
like to kill other fish
a 2" one can kill a 20' shark
a PITA to catch out and get rid of without taking the tank down.


the list goes on and on. they are very attractive fish, but they tend to be
better kept in a tank to themselves rather then in a community tank.

hth
kc

That's what I started with. Two blue damsels and one velvet damsel.
They have been nothing but trouble.

I used to really like the blue damsels but they weakened a 6 line
wrasse in one hour before I knew what was going on to the point he
ended up dying. I had to tear the tank apart to get them out.

The velvet was such a pest he's in a tank by his self. I think I've
seen where he's also know as a devil fish. Man he's mean.

It's not so much that they hurt thing when you put them in a tank with
other fish, it's more that they hurt a new fish when you put it in
with them.

The only good thing I can think about them is they are all less than
$5 around here and the lfs will take them back after your tank has
cycled. No money back but you don't have to flush them or eat them on
pizza .

Ct Midnite

On Fri, 5 Dec 2003 22:19:41 -0600, "Dragon Slayer"
wrote:

What's wrong with damsels? They are active, responsive, smart?


and to add to your list, they are also:

very territorial
mean as hell
like to nip at other fish
like to kill other fish
a 2" one can kill a 20' shark
a PITA to catch out and get rid of without taking the tank down.


the list goes on and on. they are very attractive fish, but they tend to be
better kept in a tank to themselves rather then in a community tank.

hth
kc

"Joseph" wrote in message
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What's wrong with damsels? They are active, responsive, smart?

IMO & IME they're not that bad of a fish... But yet I have a tank
that is less then 10% of yours and can't hold more then a couple of
Damsels and a gramma...


Nothing wrong really. You describe them as:
Active - Very active and terrotorial.
Responsive - Will defend and drive other that come near it space (probably
the whole tank).
Smart - Very, it will hide when you bring your net near, especially in the
rock-work.

Actually, the original post:

So if I want to put fish in now everyone keeps saying not damsels. What
can I put in that will be hardy, help finish off my cycling, and be
more interesting than watching my live rock?

If I understand correctly, this message regarding about assist in finishing
the tank cycle with regarding damsel. Eventhough Damsel is hardy, it not
really right to cause harm to any hardy fish. Better if new tank can finish
it cycle by adding raw gourmet shrimp and water changes to remove any
excessive A.N.N. and savage any left-over critter that are still alive in
the LR.

CapFusion,...

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
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What's wrong with damsels? They are active, responsive, smart?


and to add to your list, they are also:

very territorial
mean as hell
like to nip at other fish
like to kill other fish
a 2" one can kill a 20' shark
a PITA to catch out and get rid of without taking the tank down.


the list goes on and on. they are very attractive fish, but they tend to
be
better kept in a tank to themselves rather then in a community tank.

hth
kc





how can a 2" damsel kill a 20' shark ? swim into it's mouth and choke it ?

out of sure damn meanness. they will nip his fins off till he cant swim and
then he'll die of asphyxiation.

kc

"plaguebeast" wrote in message
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"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
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What's wrong with damsels? They are active, responsive, smart?


and to add to your list, they are also:

very territorial
mean as hell
like to nip at other fish
like to kill other fish
a 2" one can kill a 20' shark
a PITA to catch out and get rid of without taking the tank down.


the list goes on and on. they are very attractive fish, but they tend
to
be
better kept in a tank to themselves rather then in a community tank.

hth
kc





how can a 2" damsel kill a 20' shark ? swim into it's mouth and choke it
?

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
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out of sure damn meanness. they will nip his fins off till he cant swim
and
then he'll die of asphyxiation.


snip



how can a 2" damsel kill a 20' shark ? swim into it's mouth and choke
it
?





are there any real, documented cases of this happening ?