damsel problem

[fitbmxdude989]

hey i saw my two yellowtail damsel this morning and they both look beat up pretty bad pieces of thier fins missing and what not, im a little worried as to why they look like that, later on i notice that theyve been fighting quite often, what can i do to stop this?

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by fitbmxdude989
http:///forum/post/3279119
hey i saw my two yellowtail damsel this morning and they both look beat up pretty bad pieces of thier fins missing and what not, im a little worried as to why they look like that, later on i notice that theyve been fighting quite often, what can i do to stop this?
Remove one......they will probably fight till the death

 

[fitbmxdude989]

oh wow, so they wont redetermine territory? i was thinking about that since theyve been fighting over the new rock design cave

 

[meowzer]

Damsels are the meanist fish in my opinion.... I have one blue with yellow tail in my 225G and it is fine....I would never add a 2nd...or ANY OTHER type of damsel.....I remember way back when....someone told me ONE yellow tail...no more

 

[fitbmxdude989]

oh wow i have three.... only two of them are fighting, i figured it was just dominance

 

[meowzer]

My 2 black 3 spot were always mating.....I think it depends on the size of tank and the type of damsel.. You have 3 of the yellow tails???

 

[fitbmxdude989]

yea i got the three of them for 6$ the guy was going out of buissness and i didnt want to see them die

 

[slice]

I have 2 Yellow Tail Damnsels. They don't fight amongst themselves, but the smaller of the 2 may soon have to go the way of the 3-stripe (it is now picking on my RG)
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/vb/s...pe!&highlight=

 

[fitbmxdude989]

hey here is an update the damsels stopped fighting, they both are beat up good but they are ok, i found that they were fighting for territory and they stopped once the one took over

 

[srfisher17]

As long as you have any damsels; they, not you, will decide what you can have in your tank. Very few folks buy damsels that don't regret it; how to get rid of damsels is one of the most common questions on this forum.