Help please i don’t understand

[Cichlid Dad]

Just my 2 pennies, you stated you want color. You already have some coral. Let the coral be your color and the fish you get should have a job. Well except clowns, everyone needs at least one in their reef. Most of the utility fish and inverts will have personally so don't worry about that. Pest control= wrasse, algae control on spot fox face and proper sized tang, add a lawn mower blenny. You want to get fish that occupy different levels of the tank, so cardinals( more than 1) and 1 blue Green Chromis ( just one) will stay mid to upper level, and then one of the last fish that many say NOT IN MY TANK! A yellow tailed damsel that will be in the rocks. If added last and only one they add a great splash of color. A falcon hawk is a fun addition and is awesome to watch. A goby and shrimp combo is wonderful for the sand bed. A conch and a cleaner shrimp have jobs and are a blast.

 

[Fish Fan]

and then one of the last fish that many say NOT IN MY TANK! A yellow tailed damsel that will be in the rocks.

^Completely underrated fish, in my opinion.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

^Completely underrated fish, in my opinion.

You can't beat the color

 

[Fish Fan]

You can't beat the color

Please don't get angry with me, or call in the Damsel police ;-)

But when I was a kid in like 1986 or so, I had a 10 gallon saltwater tank. I mean, under gravel filter, crushed coral substrate, bleached coral decorations - you remember those tanks. The first fish I added to that tank was a yellow tail damsel (sorry, I didn't know at the time that Damsels need more space). I had a big conch shell in the tank he would hold up in at night. Right or wrong, that Damsel was the first AND LAST remaining thing in that tank before I broke it down.

But yes sir! Very pretty, vibrant blue with the yellow tail. One of my favorite fish. They get a bad rap for being aggressive, but so too are Clowns and a lot of marine fish. I'm not sure why all the hate on these smaller Damsels.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Please don't get angry with me, or call in the Damsel police ;-)

But when I was a kid in like 1986 or so, I had a 10 gallon saltwater tank. I mean, under gravel filter, crushed coral substrate, bleached coral decorations - you remember those tanks. The first fish I added to that tank was a yellow tail damsel (sorry, I didn't know at the time that Damsels need more space). I had a big conch shell in the tank he would hold up in at night. Right or wrong, that Damsel was the first AND LAST remaining thing in that tank before I broke it down.

But yes sir! Very pretty, vibrant blue with the yellow tail. One of my favorite fish. They get a bad rap for being aggressive, but so too are Clowns and a lot of marine fish. I'm not sure why all the hate on these smaller Damsels.

I know mine is a model citizen. He claims a small area and that's it. Agreed I think my clown is more aggressive.

 

[Fish Fan]

I know mine is a model citizen. He claims a small area and that's it. Agreed I think my clown is more aggressive.

I think the larger Damsels may be a greater concern. A small yellow tail is no more a concern than a Clownfish, in my opinion.

 

[Bigfishy1]

imagitarium

Also, most fish stores will test your water for you. There are three kinds of fish stores. Good quality fish store that wants to make a sell. Good quality fish store that wants you to be successful and wants the fish to live. And then just bad stores. Nitrate if 5 is the highest one would want to go. Adding fish might put you over thus killing fish that are already stressed.

 

[Reefering1]

Nitrate if 5 is the highest one would want to go. Adding fish might put you over thus killing fish that are already stressed.

This couldn't be less accurate. Nitrate around 5 is not killing anything.

I would quicker conceive that he may have had a ammonia spike, from dumping that much fish into a young system. that could kill the more sensitive fish... maybe, maybe not. But definitely isn't that nitrate level!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Also, most fish stores will test your water for you. There are three kinds of fish stores. Good quality fish store that wants to make a sell. Good quality fish store that wants you to be successful and wants the fish to live. And then just bad stores. Nitrate if 5 is the highest one would want to go. Adding fish might put you over thus killing fish that are already stressed.

I purposely run my nitrates at 25.

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Also, most fish stores will test your water for you. There are three kinds of fish stores. Good quality fish store that wants to make a sell. Good quality fish store that wants you to be successful and wants the fish to live. And then just bad stores. Nitrate if 5 is the highest one would want to go. Adding fish might put you over thus killing fish that are already stressed.

Nitrate of 75 (long term) here and no fish losses in over a year, even with no power for a week after hurricane beryl..

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Nitrate of 75 (long term) here and no fish losses in over a year, even with no power for a week after hurricane beryl..

I run high nitrates as well and have never had fish losses