UP & RUNNING

[Kenny_Graham]

Finally my Aqua Nano 24 is ready for fish. I put a Damsel in and he's happy. I have 2 fish left from my 55, a Lawnmower Blenny and a Clown. What's the community feeling of which 1 to add next to the 24??

[Whoyah]

I would wait a little while, if you can to add another fish. If not I would go with the clown.

[Kenny_Graham]

That's what I thought. I really need to tear down the 55, szzz the wife, so how long a wait do you suggest???

[dakar]

Especially in a smaller tank, 1 fish every couple three weeks should work out well.... gives the system time to adjust to the bioload before it gets increased.

[Kenny_Graham]

What about shrimp??

[lReef lKeeper]

IMO, lose the DAMNsel. you will probably end up tearing everything apart to get him out later !!

[dakar]

Toss the shrimp in there as you see fit, as a general rule I like to think they either consume as much (or more) nutrients than they create.

[Kenny_Graham]

OK no shrimp, but Bobby why get rid of the Damsel?? I thought he was a cheap test fish??

[Whoyah]

If the damsel is black and white, they are highly territorial (sp?) and will typcially kill other fish unless they are considerable smaller then the other fish. If it is a blue damsel, they might be ok. Kind of a 50/50 thing. Either way I would remove it from the nano and return it to the LFS. Maybe get some clean-up crew.

WHat I would recommend doing is cycling the tank with a raw cocktail shrimp. Just plop it in and let it start decaying. Once your test show that the cycle is complete, I would think you could add the clown and blennie at the same time. You might see a tiny cycle after adding the fish but I think the fish will do fine.

[lReef lKeeper]

If the damsel is black and white, they are highly territorial (sp?) and will typcially kill other fish unless they are considerable smaller then the other fish. If it is a blue damsel, they might be ok. Kind of a 50/50 thing. Either way I would remove it from the nano and return it to the LFS. Maybe get some clean-up crew.

and that is why Kenny, most DAMNsels are aggressive as they mature. eventually, IMHO, it would get aggressive enough to kill just about any smaller fish that you put in the tank with it.