experience with canary damsels?
- Thread starter king kole
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clownfish11
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rnt they like 175$? or like 120$
reef_dart21
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ya they can be pretty expensive, why dont you purchase a leamon damsel instead?
Lemon Damsel 2 inches $8.99 (from swf.com)
Lemon Damsel 2 inches $8.99 (from swf.com)
rc1626
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King Kole - I hope you don't mind that I'm asking also. I don't want to be considered a thread hijacker. Just thought it would be silly to start another thread on the same fish.
The Drs. site has them for $36.99. Just removed a false lemonpeel angel from my reef because he was a coral picker. I loved the yellow he brought to the tank. What I really liked was that he was an all level swimmer and was pleasing to the eye. I was looking for another bright yellow fish that could take his place. I just don't want the aggressiveness that a damsel usually is known for. Anyone have any experience with this fish? Will my other fish be hassled if I got one? Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks Rob
The Drs. site has them for $36.99. Just removed a false lemonpeel angel from my reef because he was a coral picker. I loved the yellow he brought to the tank. What I really liked was that he was an all level swimmer and was pleasing to the eye. I was looking for another bright yellow fish that could take his place. I just don't want the aggressiveness that a damsel usually is known for. Anyone have any experience with this fish? Will my other fish be hassled if I got one? Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thanks Rob
reef_dart21
Member
see not leamon peel ANGEL but leamon DAMSEL they no nip at corals and its a birght birght yellow.
king kole
Member
i went ahead with the canary damsel because the little literature i could find said least aggressive of damsels. the lawnmower does enough damage to the reef like knock stuff around and pic at some corals so . this is an expensive fish for a damsel about 30 to 40 bucks but this is one cool fish so far and beautiful, again... so far., we'll see after a week or so.
king kole
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Reef Dart 21
you're right about the lemon damsel it's a very nice yellow damsel but it's a very bossy little guy. the body shape and finnage is like the yellowtail,domino, etc. i choose the canary because i like peaceful fish and unlike most damsels it's finnage flows and is multi coloredlike an anthias so i justified the price for the uniqueness. time will tell if im right won't be the first time i'm not but this is a very unusual deamsel.
you're right about the lemon damsel it's a very nice yellow damsel but it's a very bossy little guy. the body shape and finnage is like the yellowtail,domino, etc. i choose the canary because i like peaceful fish and unlike most damsels it's finnage flows and is multi coloredlike an anthias so i justified the price for the uniqueness. time will tell if im right won't be the first time i'm not but this is a very unusual deamsel.
king kole
Member
Reef Dart 21
you're right about the lemon damsel it's a very nice yellow damsel but it's a very bossy little guy. the body shape and finnage is like the yellowtail,domino, etc. i choose the canary because i like peaceful fish and unlike most damsels it's finnage flows and is multi coloredlike an anthias so i justified the price for the uniqueness. time will tell if im right won't be the first time i'm not but this is a very unusual damsel.
you're right about the lemon damsel it's a very nice yellow damsel but it's a very bossy little guy. the body shape and finnage is like the yellowtail,domino, etc. i choose the canary because i like peaceful fish and unlike most damsels it's finnage flows and is multi coloredlike an anthias so i justified the price for the uniqueness. time will tell if im right won't be the first time i'm not but this is a very unusual damsel.
king kole
Member
somethings not good ! 1st fish from supplier died on me too. they reshipped and the second one arrived doa. moderators i know we aren't to mention competitors but since SWF doesn't carry this fish and there seems to be a red flag i think it in the best interest of members who might consider this fish to be alerted about the supplier. i hope you agree and leave it just to save any fellow aquarists the pitfall of ordering the canarydamsel from[ live aquaria ] ric 1626 this one was a mistake i had to tear out half a tank of coral fish. and live rock to remove this dead. i'm sorry i started this thread
rc1626
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King Kole - sorry to hear of your misfortunes w/ this fish. I'm hoping my second time around proves to be better than our first three combined. At this point though my expectations are not going to be very high. Delivery is for Tuesday in which case instead of waiting for FedEx delivery, (last delivery, box @ terminal 8:00 am not delivered until 3:30 pm) I will go and pick it up from the local FedEx terminal as early as it gets there. If this one bites the bullet then I'm done w/this fish and will get my full refund.
Sorry again.
Rob
Sorry again.
Rob
rc1626
Member
King Kole and anyone else following this thread - Second canary damsel came yesterday around 11:00am (Alive!). Drip acclimated for about an hour and a half. Put him in my 20gal. long QT and all seems fine. Tried to feed some frozen brine soaked in zoecon and all he did was spit it out. Tried some brine flakes I had laying around and again spit it out. So now I'm worried he's not going to eat. Bought some live brine today and he loves it (whew!). It's only been a little over a day but I'm trying to be optimistic. Hopefully all goes well.
King Kole - On your first one, how many days did he live for? Was he eating as far as you new?
He is a cool little fish though. If he makes it he will certainly add some color and personality to my DT. (fingers crossed)
Thanks!
Rob
King Kole - On your first one, how many days did he live for? Was he eating as far as you new?
He is a cool little fish though. If he makes it he will certainly add some color and personality to my DT. (fingers crossed)
Thanks!
Rob
