Damn Damsels
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travelerjp98
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no, most damsels are like that... sorry.
I always wished that my panther grouper would eat my damsel (bought him for $3), but intead he made a meal out of a baby trigger (bought him for $30) LOL!
I always wished that my panther grouper would eat my damsel (bought him for $3), but intead he made a meal out of a baby trigger (bought him for $30) LOL!
flower
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Originally Posted by stavert07 http:///forum/thread/387088/damn-damsels#post_3403286
I recently got 2 azure damsels. One is slightly bigger than the other and is bullying the smaller one. Is there any solution to stop the bigger one or must i hope that eventually it will stop.
Damsels are evil little beautiful fish, and they will kill all the more timid fish you add. So unless you want an aggressive tank of fish, get rid of them now.. Not only will they dictate what can go in your tank, they grow up and bite you so hard that they draw blood.
LFSs should be banded from selling those little devils without a warning.
Originally Posted by stavert07 http:///forum/thread/387088/damn-damsels#post_3403286
I recently got 2 azure damsels. One is slightly bigger than the other and is bullying the smaller one. Is there any solution to stop the bigger one or must i hope that eventually it will stop.
Damsels are evil little beautiful fish, and they will kill all the more timid fish you add. So unless you want an aggressive tank of fish, get rid of them now.. Not only will they dictate what can go in your tank, they grow up and bite you so hard that they draw blood.
LFSs should be banded from selling those little devils without a warning.
flower
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Originally Posted by Juanro http:///forum/thread/387088/damn-damsels#post_3403410
Like Flower said, damsels are evil.
The only (relatively) calm fish from the damsel family would be chromis and some clowns.
You know, even with freshwater fish, the mean ones are labeled as aggressive. I really don't understand why they can't do the same for SW fish. Beginners have such a hard time matching up what goes with what, would it really hurt to label them a little?
Right on the tank put..reef safe, and only one per tank, or aggressive to more timid fish. Just a little help would be so useful.
Originally Posted by Juanro http:///forum/thread/387088/damn-damsels#post_3403410
Like Flower said, damsels are evil.
The only (relatively) calm fish from the damsel family would be chromis and some clowns.
You know, even with freshwater fish, the mean ones are labeled as aggressive. I really don't understand why they can't do the same for SW fish. Beginners have such a hard time matching up what goes with what, would it really hurt to label them a little?
Right on the tank put..reef safe, and only one per tank, or aggressive to more timid fish. Just a little help would be so useful.
juanro
Member
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Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/387088/damn-damsels#post_3403412
You know, even with freshwater fish, the mean ones are labeled as aggressive. I really don't understand why they can't do the same for SW fish. Beginners have such a hard time matching up what goes with what, would it really hurt to label them a little?
Right on the tank put..reef safe, and only one per tank, or aggressive to more timid fish. Just a little help would be so useful.
Thats the truth truth....
Most stores are only looking to make a sale, so when they see someone that doesn't seem to know much they see a walking ATM.
Others have people working for them that sell the wrong fish/inverts cause they don't know better.
I myself have found very little stores with people that actually warn others and properly tell them what they can and can't have
Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/387088/damn-damsels#post_3403412
You know, even with freshwater fish, the mean ones are labeled as aggressive. I really don't understand why they can't do the same for SW fish. Beginners have such a hard time matching up what goes with what, would it really hurt to label them a little?
Right on the tank put..reef safe, and only one per tank, or aggressive to more timid fish. Just a little help would be so useful.
Thats the truth truth....
Most stores are only looking to make a sale, so when they see someone that doesn't seem to know much they see a walking ATM.
Others have people working for them that sell the wrong fish/inverts cause they don't know better.
I myself have found very little stores with people that actually warn others and properly tell them what they can and can't have
wartooth1
Member
I started out with the same blue damsel you mentioned and a yellow tail damsel. The blue one became one of the meanest fish I ever saw in just a couple of weeks and I had to take him back to the store. Thankfully, my yellow tail damsel is very well behaved and gets along with everything in my tank. I highly recommend you get rid of those blue damsels and get a pair of green chromises instead.
travelerjp98
Active Member
Some damsels are a lot more aggresive than others. Yellow tails are semi-aggresive, as wartooth mentioned, and also 3 and 4 strped damsels, but the azure and domino damsels are very aggresive. It (domino damsel) bites me every time I put my hand in the tank.