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08-25-2006, 09:37 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
Posts: 533
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|  Damsels are evil
I have had this velvet damsel ever since I started my 29 in feb. It just like to harass everything in the tank. My snowflake is just poking its head out of the his hole just chilling, then the damsel comes over and kinda backs into him pushing him back into his hole. This was happening for month or two then I saw this happening and the eel had enough and but a corner of his tail held on but the damsel got away. Lol he never did that again. Now he does that to my lawnmower. Last night I gess he had enough. Its the weirdest thing to see a lawnmower chasing a damsel across the tank biting him. That might be mean I call it justice. _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | 
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08-25-2006, 10:04 AM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver Washington Age: 33
Posts: 281
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It's funny, I don't care for damsels, but I love clownfish, which are close family members. I don't agree with the method of using damsels to cycle a tank either, but I understand why some do it.
It's cool Urban that you have some inhabitants that stick up for themselves! lol | |
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08-25-2006, 12:04 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
Posts: 1,200
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What a coincidence. I just tore down my reef to rid of a Jewel Damsel that was harassing my tank inhabitants including my coral. When my rainbow acan stop coming out, I knew the damsel was the cause. I confirmed it when I saw him biting it's tentacles.
I'll post a thread once I finish re-scaping.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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08-25-2006, 12:51 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
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I also have the velvet / devil damsel. I found the only fish that can keep it in check are my flame angel and my lemon peel angel. Funny thing is the dwarf angels are not supposed to get along but they team up to keep the Velvet damsel in line. The velvet damsel gets pretty big also.
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180 Gal Reef, AquaC EV-400, 3 MH Aquamedic Oceanlight HQI's 250w 20k. Neptune AquaController III, AquaLogic Trimline Cyclone 1/3hp skimmer, 2 x hydor #4's, 2 x hydor #3's, 2 x mj1200's modded, 40 gal fuge. | |
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08-25-2006, 12:52 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Karma: 196
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I know what your talking about. I have the very same thing planned for this weekend. The only difference is I have a 125. | |
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08-25-2006, 12:55 PM
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| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Naperville IL Age: 29
Posts: 621
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I did the same 2 weeks ago in the 75. I basically had to tear the entire tank apart to take him out and put him in the 46. It was a great 2 hr project :-) | |
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08-25-2006, 01:33 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
Posts: 3,447
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I agree, damsels are evil... _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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08-25-2006, 01:43 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
Posts: 533
Karma: 47
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He will be coming out of the tank to go in my 29 expermental. Which is a tank that all my diy rock will be going in for 2-3 months before I put them in my tank. My remorma will be going on it. I will also be taking a wet/dry out of a small hot filter and my biowheel 350 that I have on my baby koi tank. | |
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