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The short story is I have a 120 gallon standard mixed reef that had 3 nasty, big, aggressive damsels (the end result of adding 4 yellow tail damsels of which all except one morphed into these demons). The tank also had a 20 year perc clown, a 7 inch 2 barred rabbitfish and a Scopas tang.
My Rabbisfish died changing the tank dynamics thus allowing me to catch the damsels! (YAY!).
Tomorrow I'll be adding a Bristle tooth tang, replacing the Rabbitfish, and adding more peaceful and colorful fish like a purple firefish, cardinals, and a Fairy Wrasse. I added a cardinal yesterday and the damsel and less so the clownfish were all over it! They were always peaceful, but now without the 3 mean damsels their demeanor changed!
I managed to trap and remove the Clownfish and Yellow tail damsel for now so all that is in the tank is the Scopas. Tomorrow the other fish arrive and I plan to add the purple firefish, cardinal, wrasse(s), rabbitfish and bristle tooth tang all at once. If I can, I may or may not be able to remove the Scopas before (but now he is learly of the trap).
So, the question is, if any, is there a "safe" amount of time to keep the damsel and clown out of the tank before re-introducing? Or, do I just add them all at the same time?
Anyone have any thoughts or experience with this?
My Rabbisfish died changing the tank dynamics thus allowing me to catch the damsels! (YAY!).
Tomorrow I'll be adding a Bristle tooth tang, replacing the Rabbitfish, and adding more peaceful and colorful fish like a purple firefish, cardinals, and a Fairy Wrasse. I added a cardinal yesterday and the damsel and less so the clownfish were all over it! They were always peaceful, but now without the 3 mean damsels their demeanor changed!
I managed to trap and remove the Clownfish and Yellow tail damsel for now so all that is in the tank is the Scopas. Tomorrow the other fish arrive and I plan to add the purple firefish, cardinal, wrasse(s), rabbitfish and bristle tooth tang all at once. If I can, I may or may not be able to remove the Scopas before (but now he is learly of the trap).
So, the question is, if any, is there a "safe" amount of time to keep the damsel and clown out of the tank before re-introducing? Or, do I just add them all at the same time?
Anyone have any thoughts or experience with this?
