Hello everyone. I have heard from multiple sources, and done some online research that damselfish are good starter fish to help cycle the tank before an octopus is added, and may even help speed up the process. Have any of you used this method? Does it work? I feel this would be safer than using bacteria-starter chemicals, but dont want to kill the damselfish if it doesn't work very well. Thank you!
Adding Damselfish to cycle a tank?
- Thread starter AlanR917
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Reefrookie
Not so new anymore!
Just put a raw table shrimp in the tank and get the same results
salt_for_brains
Alabama Reefer
+1 on the raw shrimp. No use burning a live fishes gills when a dead shrimp will do the same.
aveda6
Newbie Reef
+1 on the raw shrimp. I used that process and had no issues. No reason to stress out a damsel (or kill it) just to cycle the system.
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