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Originally Posted by southjerseyan  hey john
...Don't worry about damsels, they can take the spikes in ammonia and nitrites. Any more questions just hit me back
Good Luck
Cody |
I agree
except that. Yes sometimes they can "Take" it but that's cruel to subject them to it and RISK them NOT taking it. You can skip torturing damsel fish (clown, blue damsels, chromis etc) but dropping some clean fresh grocery store shrimp into a sock or stocking and allow the decaying meat to trigger and sustain your "cycle" rather than live critters.
Ammonia is VERY hard on fish ( it hampers breathing and attacks/irritates gills) and Nitrites are VERY hard on inverts. So why waste/risk you hard earned money on a live critter when it's NOT needed. Many LFS will suggest this but keep in mind they make $$$ off of sales and if your fist batch of critters do NOT make it guess what.. you have to buy more... see a pattern here?
Good luck and take it slow. Above all enjoy the WHOLE experience. It's not a case of simply going from point "A" to point "B" and being done.. Reefing is a journey in itself and it only gets BETTER!!
Allen
