which fish is the hardiest?
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Snelly40
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wow, im not evtirely sure, some tangs are very tough but so are a lot of triggers. I know my dad's yellow tang beats up his trigger but some triggers are very very tough and mean plus they can be really cool looking. I think a trigger might be a great mix for ya. good luck but im gonna follow along as well b/c im unsure about some of the ones listed.
Malibureefer
New Member
I started cycling a predator tank and put in a large rabbit fish, a grouper and a 4 small damsels to help the cycling. The ammonia spiked way high and all the fish got really sick. The damsels all died. I moved the rabbit fish and the grouper to my quarantine tank and the rabbitfish hung on for a couple more days and then died. The grouper, which looked almost dead, made an amazing come back and looks as good as new.
reefjitsu
Active Member
Lionfish, morays, triggers are probably the most hardy.
A word of caution about "predator" tanks: Choose your livestock very carefully. Often people mean aggressive or territorial when they talk about setting up a predator tank. They are looking for "tough-guy" fish. Many of the large predatory fish that are common to this hobby are not all that aggressive. When put in a tank with a territorial or aggressive fish, they end up being harrassed, stressed and dead.
A word of caution about "predator" tanks: Choose your livestock very carefully. Often people mean aggressive or territorial when they talk about setting up a predator tank. They are looking for "tough-guy" fish. Many of the large predatory fish that are common to this hobby are not all that aggressive. When put in a tank with a territorial or aggressive fish, they end up being harrassed, stressed and dead.
moray eel doesnt even need water they can live anywhere in mudflats or in fresh water they can eat anything from meat to fruit and grasses, they can live atleast 24 hrs without water even dried up starting to get "crunchy" (trust me I know) and make a full recovery in no time. but.. they probably also out live some owners so they are an investment that can grow to 6' in length and weigh as much as a 75lbs. then one day when everything is going well the tank is perfect the whole set up is in perfect harmony, the litle sucker dissapears for good??? where does a 15lb moray go?? I don't know he never stunk or anything they are alcatraz escape houdine artists. I think he snuck out the door and got snatched by raccoons or cats?
semigodd154
Member
I think the panther grouper i had was bullet proof made it through ick outbreaks 2 power outages and a move def.an awesome fish but need a large tank
kyle1284
Well-Known Member
DAMNsels are by far!!! Mine have withstood 2 cycling peroids AND STILL LIVE! one of my friends is starting a saltwater tank and so i gave him 2 of my DAMNsels cause there were way to aggressive to my other fish..... hoping that he would A. keep them or B. they would go to fish heaven.... neither happened and now i have them again..... so DAMNsels get my vote BY FAR!!
PhilOlsen
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I have always used damsels to cycle my tanks and have never had any issues, and you cant beat the cost if there were any. Depending on the tank size you can put a couple and they will do well and add some nice color varation as well. The yellow tail, Chromis and stripped are very attractive and blend well with triggers.
