damsels

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  1. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    hello i will like to get something for my tank.
    right know i have in my tank
    bicolor angel
    4 blue green chromis
    tomato clown

    i would like to get two striped damsels or 2 two blue devil damsels.
    my tank is 46 gallon reef
     
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  2. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    You can; but expect WWIII to start in your tank.:(
     
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  3. ferretfish

    ferretfish Sea Dragon

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    really i have had great experice with my yellowtail damsel and he is in a 14 gallon tank with a firefish and pj cardinal
     
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  4. SnooknRedz

    SnooknRedz Vlamingii Tang

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    They are notorious bullies for real. I had a yellow tail as my first fish.
    anything added after that was fair game, it killed my clown, and would have my goby, but i got em out.

    Its hard to say that ALL are aggressive, but in your situation i would go ahead and add a pair that are very small. I'm not sure if you've seen any of those fish when they are juvis, but there small and your tank being 46 gallons if there added together they'll be accustomed to each other when they grow big and become bullies or not, bcuz mine got big and fast.

    I might be a little worried that in the future it may see one of those chromis as competition, as they are closely related.

    but i think it would be okay, if you kept your eye on em. I vote for the stripe damsels. theyre pretty neat fish, not as "flashy" as most fish out there but its that what makes me like em.
     
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  5. ferretfish

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    this wht i thought about my current livestock
    bicolor angel- twice the size
    tomato clown- gets twice there size and mean enough to hold its own
    blue green chomis- fast enough to get away
     
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  6. project1

    project1 Spaghetti Worm

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    dunno i would think the tomato clown would tear them up. that and the angel having established territories
     
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  7. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Yellow tail Damsels are a little more docile(not much) then Blues or Striped Damsels. Your tank is simply not big enough to house so many aggresive fish.IMO
    Your fish may be fast but if its a run with no place to hide you will be inviting death into your aquarium. Something I try to avoid.;)
     
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  8. gabbyr189

    gabbyr189 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    I will be prepared for your future thread titled "How do I catch a damsel" and your other future thread titled "Why do I have an ammonia spike and where is my new damsel?". Lol don't do it!
     
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