will this combo work for a 30g?
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iamwrasseman
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instead of the damsels i would purchase something a bit more interesting .it may cost you more but get a fish more suitable for a community type situation .unless you really like the damsels but they tend to get terratorial and they don't understand that they are small .
cr500_af
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Agreed. The only fellow reefers I know personally who have tried multiple damsels in the same tank (and of the same species) have ended up with the fish thinning the herd through fighting. This may not be an issue in your case, as both of these people had 7 or so in the tank.
Also, keep in mind that if you want to add a fish later (let's say a damsel or two dies, and you decide to fill the vacancy with something else) you will be limited in your choice by how much the damsel(s) are likely to bully them.
Also, keep in mind that if you want to add a fish later (let's say a damsel or two dies, and you decide to fill the vacancy with something else) you will be limited in your choice by how much the damsel(s) are likely to bully them.
cr500_af
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Agreed. The only fellow reefers I know personally who have tried multiple damsels in the same tank (and of the same species) have ended up with the fish thinning the herd through fighting. This may not be an issue in your case, as both of these people had 7 or so in the tank.
Also, keep in mind that if you want to add a fish later (let's say a damsel or two dies, and you decide to fill the vacancy with something else) you will be limited in your choice by how much the damsel(s) are likely to bully them.
Also, keep in mind that if you want to add a fish later (let's say a damsel or two dies, and you decide to fill the vacancy with something else) you will be limited in your choice by how much the damsel(s) are likely to bully them.
cr500_af
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Agreed. The only fellow reefers I know personally who have tried multiple damsels in the same tank (and of the same species) have ended up with the fish thinning the herd through fighting. This may not be an issue in your case, as both of these people had 7 or so in the tank.
Also, keep in mind that if you want to add a fish later (let's say a damsel or two dies, and you decide to fill the vacancy with something else) you will be limited in your choice by how much the damsel(s) are likely to bully them.
Also, keep in mind that if you want to add a fish later (let's say a damsel or two dies, and you decide to fill the vacancy with something else) you will be limited in your choice by how much the damsel(s) are likely to bully them.
cr500_af
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Agreed. The only fellow reefers I know personally who have tried multiple damsels in the same tank (and of the same species) have ended up with the fish thinning the herd through fighting. This may not be an issue in your case, as both of these people had 7 or so in the tank.
Also, keep in mind that if you want to add a fish later (let's say a damsel or two dies, and you decide to fill the vacancy with something else) you will be limited in your choice by how much the damsel(s) are likely to bully them.
Also, keep in mind that if you want to add a fish later (let's say a damsel or two dies, and you decide to fill the vacancy with something else) you will be limited in your choice by how much the damsel(s) are likely to bully them.
velvetelvis
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I'd go with the ocellaris clownfish and the gramma. The damsels will be too aggressive. Also, more than 3 fish is way too many for a tank that small, unless you're keeping very tiny fish like cleaner gobies.
leftcoastreefer
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Damsels are pigs too, any other fish will have a hard time getting food. I've kept a percula pair in a 30g for a few years with a watchman goby, coral beauty and some shrimp. They all got along.
gweston
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I have in a 29g:
2x occelaris clown
1x african midas blenny
I potentially could add one more fish and consider the tank well stocked, but as I have corals and an anemone, I may call it quits with more fish for this tank.
The midas is an awesome fish. Amazing color and very personable. Likes to hang out with me when I am near the tank and dances to get attention. Perches in his spot and watches the family. It is a real pig though at feeding time.
2x occelaris clown
1x african midas blenny
I potentially could add one more fish and consider the tank well stocked, but as I have corals and an anemone, I may call it quits with more fish for this tank.
The midas is an awesome fish. Amazing color and very personable. Likes to hang out with me when I am near the tank and dances to get attention. Perches in his spot and watches the family. It is a real pig though at feeding time.
I have in my 30g:
1 misbar female perc
1 fridmani dottyback
1 yellow watchman goby/tiger pistol pair
1 five line wrasse
1 misbar female perc
1 fridmani dottyback
1 yellow watchman goby/tiger pistol pair
1 five line wrasse
