black and white damsels in a 360g reef tank????

JRChristiansen · 11/03/2012, 01:47 PM

hi i have a 360 g mixed reef been and into saltwater tanks for over 4 years. right now i have about 25 fish in my tank mostly peaceful. I want to know if anyone here has ever kept black and white damsels in a large reef tank with other fish? Would u do it again? How meny should I add if any? Thanks. here is a vid of my tank.

jjk_reef00 · 11/03/2012, 04:55 PM

I would not add any damsels, they turn into terrors and are next to impossible to catch in a large tank. I had a back and white and 2 blue damsels in a 300 and had to remove 80% of the rock to catch them.

guidedbyechoes · 11/03/2012, 06:12 PM

might jr be able to get away with black clowns added to a tank that size?

SDguy · 11/03/2012, 07:11 PM

what species? I have damsels in my reef and they are fine.

SaltWaterGuy08 · 11/04/2012, 12:24 AM

Damsels r very aggresive fish especially when they get bigger.also u have more peaceful fish. I wouldn't get the damsels

dstacy121 · 11/04/2012, 06:33 PM

Damsels are the most aggressive fish per oz in the world. I had 2 black/whites and they were a terror. Although hardy and a great starter fish, they are impossible to remove. So, if you do decide to add them and they start to torture your 25 fish, it's going to be a pain to remove them! This is speaking for the black/whites but I'm pretty sure most have similar charcterstics

11/03/2012, 01:47 PM	#1
JRChristiansen Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: O'Fallon, missouri Posts: 325	black and white damsels in a 360g reef tank???? hi i have a 360 g mixed reef been and into saltwater tanks for over 4 years. right now i have about 25 fish in my tank mostly peaceful. I want to know if anyone here has ever kept black and white damsels in a large reef tank with other fish? Would u do it again? How meny should I add if any? Thanks. here is a vid of my tank. __________________ 540 gallon mixed reef build Current Tank Info: 540 gallon reef tank

11/03/2012, 04:55 PM	#2
jjk_reef00 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 3,476	I would not add any damsels, they turn into terrors and are next to impossible to catch in a large tank. I had a back and white and 2 blue damsels in a 300 and had to remove 80% of the rock to catch them. __________________ I need more fish tank appliances! --Ed Current Tank Info: 375 FOWLR

11/03/2012, 07:11 PM	#4
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	what species? I have damsels in my reef and they are fine. __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

11/03/2012, 06:12 PM	#3
guidedbyechoes Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Waukesha WI Posts: 135	might jr be able to get away with black clowns added to a tank that size?

11/04/2012, 12:24 AM	#5
SaltWaterGuy08 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 321	Damsels r very aggresive fish especially when they get bigger.also u have more peaceful fish. I wouldn't get the damsels

11/04/2012, 06:33 PM	#6
dstacy121 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 11	Damsels are the most aggressive fish per oz in the world. I had 2 black/whites and they were a terror. Although hardy and a great starter fish, they are impossible to remove. So, if you do decide to add them and they start to torture your 25 fish, it's going to be a pain to remove them! This is speaking for the black/whites but I'm pretty sure most have similar charcterstics