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[sirreal63]

To add to the list of fish this beginner did not enjoy...the Strawberry Psuedochromis...very beautiful, stays small and is one of the most aggressive fish I have seen to date. Mine almost blinded my Purple Firefish, ate half the tail off of a Black Mollie and chased everyone unmercilessly. Of course, they are listed as only semi-aggressive, but they are much more than that.

I have a few friends that have these...I always wondered why they were in tanks all by themselves...now I understand. Here is the Drs. listing on this fish...not one word on their aggressive behavior on the main page...but listed as such in the extended details.

http://petsolutions.com/product.asp?pn=134100L&Strawberry+Pseudochromis=&bhcd2=1108081930



Avoid this very beautiful fish please.
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[FloridaBoy]

Yes, I have heard that before...
You know I never had that problem with those, but that's me.
They do seem to fade quickly however; a better choice would be P. Fridmani, the Orchid Dottyback; tank raised, fade resistant and usually less nasty:
http://www.practicalfishkeeping.CO2.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=192
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[FloridaBoy]

WOW over 600 views! I had no idea, thanks to everyone for your posted and private comments on this... also Marcos thanks for elevating to article status, hoping many aquarists (and fish!) will benefit.
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Keepin' marines happy for 25 years

[MattTVI]

FloridaBoy,

I saw that MarkLehr said my suggestion for Green Chromis (in another thread about stocking a 30 gallon) wasn't good because green chromis don't do well in captivity, have you considered drafting an article: Marine Species Not For Anyone... EVER... or something to that effect?

I know the cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) is another fish that shouldn't be kept in an aquarium do to the extremely low success rate... anyway, just an idea...

I realize you have the cleaner wrasse in your article, but I had thought that even experienced fish keepers should stay away from them...
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[shewolfh2]

about time someone thought to do that. I commend you on the time you spent getting that information together. more people should look into what they are getting BEFORE they get it.

[FloridaBoy]

Thanks Shewolf, the goal is to get this info in front of as many beginners as possible, hopefully saving some livestock in the process and creating lifetime hobbyists.
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[nwo]

great post

mods should this be a sticky???

[McP]

Its in the article section actually

*filler for the filter*

[DGoldense]

in your article you said that it was a bad idea to get multiple damselfish. I was puzzled by this because I have four damsels in my tank and I wanted to know if they will not introduce new fish into the tank well. I planned to add wimplefish to the tank. I have 1 blue devil damsel, 1 zebra damsel, and 2 yellow-bellied damsel.

[FloridaBoy]