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- From: chapman@cs.cornell.edu (Richard Chapman)
- Subject: Re: [M] Questions from a novice
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.170520.17802@cs.cornell.edu>
- Organization: Cornell Univ. CS Dept, Ithaca NY 14853
- References: <74277@cup.portal.com> <21868@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 17:05:20 GMT
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- putzolu@cs.ucdavis.edu (David Matthew Putzolu) writes:
-
- >In article <74277@cup.portal.com> John R Hoffman, jrh@cup.portal.com
- >writes:
-
- >> - One of the yellow-tailed blues seems very aggressive. Is there
- >> anything I can do about this? Should I get rid of him?
-
- >Damsel is a synonym for aggressive, did you know that?
- >There is a fair chance that if you get rid of him, another damsel
- >will become the meanest (pecking order will assert itself).
- >If you hate aggression, lose the damsels. However, if the tang
- >is a fair bit bigger than the damsels, and the clown is well, they
- >should be able to hold their own.
-
- In my 38 gal, I have 2 blue damsels and a clown (perhaps percula,
- perhaps oscellaris, but with bigger fins in proportion to body size
- than any I've seen in books) all about the same size, and the clown is
- definitely the alpha fish (the damsels can outswim him, of course,
- plus they are more willing to hide in the coral, so I don't worry
- about them too much).
-
- >> - The dealer will do free water tests. Should I really invest in my
- >> own testing kit?
-
- >Will the dealer do this for you forever? Is it convenient? If so, save
- >the $! There is no inherent benefit to doing them yourself, unless you
- >require very accurate tests (like LaMotte) for a reef or something.
-
- So, how good are LaMotte test kits? I have tried a few cheaper kits,
- and am generally unhappy with the accuracy -- I find that the
- color in my vial doesn't look like any of the colors on the charts
- (Marine master, Kordon, SeaTest, Aquatest).
-