Having downloaded and watched all the episodes so far I have to say that the show has grown on me. I also, was very baffled on how they could get the tanks set up, add water, then fish right away, with no mention of cycling and fish compatability or fish load. I then realized that it is a tv show and the producers are in charge of what is shown and it is a reality show after all, not an informative documentary. I did go to Animal Planets web page for tanked and saw ( right side under "more tanked" : fish care and more) a very good section on Aquariums both fresh and marine. It is very informative and explains everything about setting up and maintaining aquariums and evn a fish guide which lets you pick a fish from a drop down menu ( even damsels..
.) and it explains all about it and even gives you a compatibility listing with other fish. I just hope that people who decide to set up an aquarium because of this show do go to the web site for the in depth-behind the scene info.
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/tanked-videos/