Stocking Q again DON'T DELETE...

kathywithbirds · 01-20-2008, 07:15 PM

yes, dumb q about stocking yet again... doing research;

What fish would put the fear of God in a 6 line and a domino damsel?

lcstorc · 01-20-2008, 07:18 PM

How big of a tank?
My first thought is a tang.

kathywithbirds · 01-20-2008, 07:21 PM

My 75. I have those two, the scopas and a garden eel. The scopas and 6 line seem to have become buddies. But the 6 line and Spot have a nasty habit of terrorizing any new fish (as seen in miniMoe's brief foray into the 75. he's happily lazing his days away in the 9g for now.) I want to put those two in their places.

sasquatch · 01-20-2008, 07:22 PM

shark?

dobejazz · 01-20-2008, 07:22 PM

a shark ??

sasquatch · 01-20-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dobejazz

a shark ??

lol!

lcstorc · 01-20-2008, 07:23 PM

Anything you put in that puts these guys in their place is likely to harrass new fish as well. I don't really have any suggestions. My maroon clown does the job of bully in my tank except for the tangs.

dobejazz · 01-20-2008, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sasquatch

lol!

I woulda beat ya but the game started back up

mps9506 · 01-20-2008, 07:28 PM

Just tape a picture of this up on the side of the tank.

Honestly though anything you put in there that would be aggressive to those two will be aggressive to anything else also. I would suggest putting those guys in QT for a bit, add your new livestock and give them a few weeks to acclimate, then add the six line and domino back after a month or two in time out.

kathywithbirds · 01-20-2008, 07:42 PM

ooo I printed that out, Mike!!!

... actually I didn't think of that, scoooping the bada$$es outta there and letting the newbies settle in ... gonna take a while to catch 'em though. Maybe I'll just put a bunch of damsels in there and let 'em duke it out.

I have about 45 lbs of rock curing in another tank, so my main event is going to be a HUGE reaquascaping, then I'll have to wait for that to settle, THEN maybe I could think the brookynella is gone and add some fishies. The intro of the new rock might be just the thing to help me catch the bullies.

If I put the right fish in there maybe I could sell fight tix.

kathywithbirds · 01-20-2008, 07:45 PM

hhmmmmmmmmmmm...

Orange Atlantic Damsel

tbittner · 01-20-2008, 07:51 PM

Simply adding the new rock will probably fix the problem because all your fish will establish new boundaries.

tbittner · 01-20-2008, 07:55 PM

Pretty fish! I love my damsels and they get along with everyone. Probably because they are the smallest. I really think that grouping ALL damsels into a pot and saying "mean fish!" isn't fair to the entire species. It's a personal trait to an individual fish. Just like angels. Some pick at corals, some don't, even though they are all of the same family. Bad apple syndrome?

CarmieJo · 01-20-2008, 08:01 PM

After a month in QT I added a small C. argi to my tank and my sixline immediately began beating the little angel up. The six, a maroon clown and a firefish had been in the tank for 18 months with nary a problem. Luckily the angel found a bolthole and the six only bothered it when it tried to eat. After about a week it never bothered it again. I don't know about the damsel though, those guys are just mean. But you could try something that would be small enough to hide for a few days.

DaveK · 01-20-2008, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kathywithbirds

...What fish would put the fear of God in a 6 line and a domino damsel?

Assuming you already have those fish, your best bet would be to sell or give them away and start over with other fish.

If you really want to keep what is there, you'll need to get something big and tough. The problem with that is anything that can hold it's own against those fish could turn into a real tank terror.

01-20-2008, 07:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01-20-2008, 07:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,893 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Stocking Q again DON'T DELETE... How big of a tank? My first thought is a tang. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

01-20-2008, 07:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stocking Q again DON'T DELETE... My 75. I have those two, the scopas and a garden eel. The scopas and 6 line seem to have become buddies. But the 6 line and Spot have a nasty habit of terrorizing any new fish (as seen in miniMoe's brief foray into the 75. he's happily lazing his days away in the 9g for now.) I want to put those two in their places. __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

01-20-2008, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
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01-20-2008, 07:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 18,893 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Stocking Q again DON'T DELETE... Anything you put in that puts these guys in their place is likely to harrass new fish as well. I don't really have any suggestions. My maroon clown does the job of bully in my tank except for the tangs. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

01-20-2008, 07:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
mps9506 They misunderestimated me Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 7,210 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stocking Q again DON'T DELETE... Just tape a picture of this up on the side of the tank. Honestly though anything you put in there that would be aggressive to those two will be aggressive to anything else also. I would suggest putting those guys in QT for a bit, add your new livestock and give them a few weeks to acclimate, then add the six line and domino back after a month or two in time out. __________________ Mike "The Bandwith Bandit" Help Build Reefpedia Premium Membership Available! Support Reef Sanctuary Sponsors

01-20-2008, 07:42 PM	#10 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stocking Q again DON'T DELETE... ooo I printed that out, Mike!!! ... actually I didn't think of that, scoooping the bada$$es outta there and letting the newbies settle in ... gonna take a while to catch 'em though. Maybe I'll just put a bunch of damsels in there and let 'em duke it out. I have about 45 lbs of rock curing in another tank, so my main event is going to be a HUGE reaquascaping, then I'll have to wait for that to settle, THEN maybe I could think the brookynella is gone and add some fishies. The intro of the new rock might be just the thing to help me catch the bullies. If I put the right fish in there maybe I could sell fight tix. __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

01-20-2008, 07:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,714 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stocking Q again DON'T DELETE... hhmmmmmmmmmmm... Orange Atlantic Damsel __________________ (\ /) This is Bunny crying. ( ; ; ) He thinks Brainy and Bunnina . ' ' ...are having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang Start: 163.5 Current: I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale, I'm not looking at the scale...

01-20-2008, 07:51 PM	#12 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Stocking Q again DON'T DELETE... Simply adding the new rock will probably fix the problem because all your fish will establish new boundaries. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-20-2008, 07:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Stocking Q again DON'T DELETE... Pretty fish! I love my damsels and they get along with everyone. Probably because they are the smallest. I really think that grouping ALL damsels into a pot and saying "mean fish!" isn't fair to the entire species. It's a personal trait to an individual fish. Just like angels. Some pick at corals, some don't, even though they are all of the same family. Bad apple syndrome? __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

01-20-2008, 08:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
CarmieJo Tunicate Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 20 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Stocking Q again DON'T DELETE... After a month in QT I added a small C. argi to my tank and my sixline immediately began beating the little angel up. The six, a maroon clown and a firefish had been in the tank for 18 months with nary a problem. Luckily the angel found a bolthole and the six only bothered it when it tried to eat. After about a week it never bothered it again. I don't know about the damsel though, those guys are just mean. But you could try something that would be small enough to hide for a few days. __________________ Carmie Only disasters happen fast!

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