Blue Devil Damsel!?

sh4n

sh4n

Member
A few months ago I started a salt water marine tank, its a 180 litre with a 3 KGS of live rock,
ive had my water tested and its all "good" as far as my testing and the local aquariam shop says.
I got my first fish last week - 2 Ocellaris Clownfish. All is going great, but last night i brought a Blue Devil Damsel, its been hiding in my ornament ship most of the night and morning, but comes out a lot and swims around my clown fish, pushing them to a corner in a tank and attacked one earlier.. is there any suggestions about this? I have read on another forum that a Blue Devil Tank has killed fish before.
Thanks for any replies
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
WELCOME TO SWF!!!!
Damsels are devils....they are mean aggressive fish,
If you can catch it.....get it out
 
sh4n

sh4n

Member
>.> Thanks for the fast reply, the guy at the aquariam shop had the blue devil damsel in with 2 clown fish and a long-nose butterfly and seemed to have no problems when i saw them together.. any advice at all on what I could do?
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
When you see the aggression happening, you can turn the lights out
OR....you may need to rearrange a little of the rock work
 
sh4n

sh4n

Member
I did move my rocks/ornament around last night and he was "hiding" for a long time.. i will try it again now, my local fish store said he will "settle down" in a few days... is that normal for them to settle down or are they normally always like it?.. i regret buying him >.>
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
Damsels are usually aggressive.....you never know though.....maybe they will learn to co-exist together......try the light thing, and give it some time
UNLESS...they start creating injuries
 
gemmy

gemmy

Active Member
I have 3 damsels, and they are very aggressive. They even bite me when it is feeding time. They dictated what fish I could have in my 55 and made spot feeding my corals difficult (they were always trying to bite me). I have since banished them to a 16 gallon fish only tank. The lighting might work as well as giving them a few days to adjust to the surroundings. Like Meowzer said, if injuries occur get the damsel out ASAP.
BTW, welcome!
 
sh4n

sh4n

Member
My clowns are fine, my tank light has been off most of the week so he wouldnt pick on them then, but i rang my lfs and he offered a full refund which was good. next time i will read before buying!
thanks all
 
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