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03-03-2012, 01:09 AM
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4 stripe damsel compatiability
Hey guys, so I was at J&L today and the this little fella caught my attention since it was the only one in the tank.
anyways so I bought it and dropped it in my 65 along with yellow,hippo tang and pair of clowns. now my question is IF i get a school of 4 stripe (12 in total) would that be a problem for my pair of breeding clowns? btw, they're all getting moved to a 75 on tuesday. Thanks guys 
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03-03-2012, 05:29 AM
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Just having one in the tank will most likely cause issues for your clowns, I've seen four stripe damsels take nips out of fish 3 times their size, and kill fish the same size as them. My friend gave me the ones she had (3 of them) to be food for the mantis shrimp I had at the time. They had terrorized her tank so badly she didn't mine giving them away to be eaten. However much to our surprise the little ba$$tards terrorized my poor mantis!!!!
 I ended up rehoming them.FYI a 75g is way to small for a regal tang, they get big fairly fast and need a minium 180g.
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Last edited by fishoholic; 03-03-2012 at 05:32 AM.
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03-03-2012, 08:59 AM
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bummer.. thought they were cute looking fishes.
thanks, guess like i ll keep them in my fowlr then.
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03-03-2012, 12:30 PM
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03-03-2012, 02:35 PM
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damsel compatibility = nothing lol
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03-09-2012, 09:15 PM
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03-09-2012, 09:39 PM
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One four stripe damsel will claim the whole tank to itself. If you put 12 four stripe damsels in a 75G it would be a fight to the death. I bet you'd be left with one damsel after 3 months and then it will turn to wiping out the other fish in you tank.
Personally i'd remove it and return it to the store you bought it.
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03-09-2012, 09:51 PM
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Kien has a massive 4-stripe who behaves himself (does attack him when his arm is in the tank) and mine is also a model citizen. Mine lives in a massive birdsnest colony perhaps feeling secure helps with things I don't know.
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03-09-2012, 11:12 PM
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Asides from clowns... A damsel is a damsel Is a damsel.
Avoid.
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