Damsels

[juliancarrion]

How many small damsels can i fit in my 10 g tank?

 

[three-fingers]

As usual (not getting at you, just this is the case with almost any question posted on any area of the forum) we need more info to give a proper answer.

Is this a fish only tank? What equipment do you have? Any other fish? And what species of damsels?

Most importantly, what are the actual dimensions of the tank?

 

[juliancarrion]

Im using this quiteflow 10 filter, 1x 15w strip light, fish only tank with about 2lbs of live rock.

right now i have:
2 four striped damsels
1 blue damsel
1 yellow tail damsel
1 purple psuedo ( who im desperately trying to get rid of)
and 2 cleaner shrimp ( also desperately trying to get rid of)

so once i get rid of the pseudo and cleaner shrimp do i have room for more damsels or maybe a small goby?

 

[three-fingers]

A goby would be a better option presuming your damsels are behaving nicely already .

Never heard of that filter though, googled it and only got your post. You will probably be better with another filter or power head (need filter specs) though plus some more live rock (preferably about 4x as much, but it depends on the filter set up, you could probably get away with less if you use a decent bio filter).

You also never gave tank dimensions

 

[juliancarrion]

20", 10.5", 12"

it's the aquen quietflow power filter. http/www.aqueonproducts.com/products/aqu...filter74412.htm

so about 8lbs?
The damsels are really great. although there is one who gets a little fiesty.

 

[three-fingers]

Ah, so it's just a HOB?

Before you add anything else, I would get that extra live rock (yes, about 8lbs) and add a decent powerhead (Hydor Koralia or just something like a Maxijet) to get some good flow over the rock.

If you cant or don't want that much rock in the tank, add at least a little bit more and get a big canister filter.

As it it, your tank has a little bit too much potential for things to go wrong IMO. High fish load, low flow (and very poor circulation because its a HOB, the outflow is next to the inflow) and only a small amount of live rock.

Sort the filtration out then you can concentrate more on your stocking. I personally wouldn't have that many damsels in a small tank anyway.

 

[juliancarrion]

Right on!
Ill work all that out and let you know!
Thanks a lot!!