Unidentified fish

[flcandy]

:help:
Hello, I have had this fish for a year now and it was sold to me as a damsel but he looks nothing like any of the damsels that I have found online. He is jet black over his entire body, except for the inside of his tail fin (which is forked) and the end of his dorsal fin.
He has grown in leaps and bounds and is super aggressive. I have no photos as he refuses to come out when I have a camera but when I am watching the tank he darts in and out of the rock.
I have noticed him chasing the other fish around for no reason and I know that the store I got him from is run by a bunch of people who now nothing about fish. If someone knows what I am talking about I wold love some feedback. If I CAN get lucky enough to get a pic I will post it but that is going to be a chore! Thanks for any help.

 

[fedukeford]

My guess would be a domino damsel, or a Gerbaldi (no clue if i spelled that right) damsel.
Feduke

 

[flcandy]

It is not a domino. I have had them before and he is definitely not one of them I will have to check on the other one tho. Thanks

 

[flcandy]

Allright here he is. Not him specifically but a pic of the same fish. Guess he is a damsel. Mean little jerk tho!

 

[flcandy]

Just looking for a name as I have no clue about him. I was a little worried when I added other livestock as he was chasing them no matter where he was. They could be at the top of the tank where he never goes and he was still bulling him
(6 line wrasse). He should be okay with cleaner shrimp and other inverts as he has never bothered them before but I worry about my wrasse.

Thanks

 

[jesses89]

bluefin damsel...
they change color as they enter adulthood... turn all black..

 

[imurnamine]

Originally Posted by Jesses89
bluefin damsel...
they change color as they enter adulthood... turn all black..

Do you know why?
It's because they're evil.

 

[flcandy]

THEY ARE

! He looks like a devil fish! He acts like it to but thankfully the wrasse and inverts have been left alone now. He is content to hide in the rock again. I will just have to make sure they are WELL fed until the wrasse is completely settled but they all look so happy now! My decorator crab has completely covered himself in algae and I had to look for a few minutes to find him! I was worried but they are all in there both damsels, the sixline, 2 cleaner shrimp, decorator crab, lettuce Nudi and the hermits! Thanks for the name. I will have to look him up and see if there are any warnings about him! I worry for the shrimp.

 

[flcandy]

Originally Posted by Jesses89
bluefin damsel...
they change color as they enter adulthood... turn all black..

Only my luck I bought him and another damsel (Top half Bright blue and bottom half yellow with black accents) when I first moved to fort myers because an anenome killed my tank after moving. I didnt have a supplier then and they had no idea what they were doing. Never again!

 

[myrtle beach]

I would find a LFS that may take it in trade because they will harass most other fish and you probably will have a tough time getting it out. The longer you wait the harder it may be to catch it. And unless you plan on having aggressive fish it may ruin your experience. F... it! Throw in a trigger, a lionfish, maybe a spotted grouper and play gladiator...see who survives and they are the winner. This can be expensive and I'm partly kidding...

 

[flcandy]

Yeah I like the Aggro fish but I don't think I would do that as I like the other fish. He is leaving them alone now and all 3 of them are aggro or semi. I have the 6line, that ass and then a Kupang damselfish. They are fine now and there isnt a mark on anyone. I will try and see how long the agree and then let ya know! Thanks for all the help, but the stores in my area do not do trades.

 

[flcandy]

Found one that does trades! I will let you know how it goes with my attempts to catch this bugger, he is damn quick and lives in the rocks. Going to be tons of fun!
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