Which Damsel?

[sykomagnet]

Shall i get a Regal Damsel (yellow back/blue)
a yellow tail blue damsel
or a blue/green chromis
i want something bright and blue. but also as peaceful as possible...
I know chromis are the most peaceful. But they're not as colourful.
Also would a yellow/pink gramma be ok with a purple firefish?

 

[carshark]

yeah youd be ok with those guys together... also if you want a chromis look into a blue reef chromis, lots of blue and cool fish heres a pic

 

[sykomagnet]

Yeah ive seen those on the net. But my LFS's never seem to get em in....
They get the blue devil damsels, but they're a bit too evil for my tank, lol.
Thats why im limited to those 3 choices, lol.
Yippee, thanks about the help with the gramma thing I didnt know if cos the grammas and firefish look kinda similar, if the gramma would go mad (i know they usually hate each other, lol)

 

[finchfishs]

IMO dont get a damsel, they cause much more problems than their worth. I had 2 yellowtails...they attacked everything so i bagged them up and off to the LFS they went.
If your limited by your LFS, you can always order fish online. I havent yet, but what ive heard is that SWF.com supplys great fish.

 

[carshark]

Originally Posted by SykoMagnet
Yeah ive seen those on the net. But my LFS's never seem to get em in....
They get the blue devil damsels, but they're a bit too evil for my tank, lol.
Thats why im limited to those 3 choices, lol.
Yippee, thanks about the help with the gramma thing I didnt know if cos the grammas and firefish look kinda similar, if the gramma would go mad (i know they usually hate each other, lol)

how much would it be to get shipped??? or even better ask them to order it for you, that way you pay their markup not shipping.....i bet they could find you a couple

 

[sykomagnet]

I live in the UK though....
And theres not many good net suppliers for the UK

Hmmm.... i wonder if my LFS does do orders :thinking:

 

[carshark]

Originally Posted by SykoMagnet
I live in the UK though....
And theres not many good suppliers for the UK

I wouldnt know what to do...sorry cant be more of a help...

 

[sykomagnet]

I know, it sucks... If YOU had to chose out of those 3 though (if my LFS's dont do orders) then which 1?
Im kinda going towards the Regal Damsel (they're bloody gorgeous) But i think they're semi-agressive

 

[carshark]

Originally Posted by SykoMagnet
I know, it sucks... If YOU had to chose out of those 3 though (if my LFS's dont do orders) then which 1?
Im kinda going towards the Regal Damsel (they're bloody gorgeous) But i think they're semi-agressive

actually i have seen some blue devil damsels not be very territorial at all, matter of fact the worst ones in my experience have been 3 stripes.. those are some mean

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...i had a couple blue devils, and they didnt ever get mad at anyone nor show any signs of aggression. i dont know much about regal damsels... but i imagine the same story as most others....

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!! but the gramma will hold its own, the firefish may get stressed but the gramma wont put up with it..

 

[sykomagnet]

what, the damsel may attack the firefish?
Sorry, lol

 

[carshark]

Originally Posted by SykoMagnet
what, the damsel may attack the firefish?
Sorry, lol

damsels are known to attack anything that moves including my hands when i was re arranging my tank when i first started.....

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!!!!

 

[sykomagnet]

I had a devil damsel... He was ok....ish lol. At least he never attacked me, lol.
Anyway, thanks for the help. I think ive made my decision now, lol.
Try and order blue reef chromis, if not, go for a regal... The nicest looking guy, lol.
Thanks!

 

[chipmaker]

Isn't the major difference between a blue devilfish and a blue chromis the chromis has black edging on its fins and tail while the devil has black lines radiating from its eyes about 2/3rds up its body width?

 

[chipmaker]

Isn't the major difference between a blue devilfish and a blue chromis the chromis has black edging on its fins and tail while the devil has black lines radiating from its eyes about 2/3rds up its body width? Differernce not counting personality or agressiveness, just in looks is what I was referring to.

 

[sweetdawn]

if you want to keep anything besides damsels in your tank dont put in any damsels. i just had to empty half oif my 55 gallon and take out almost all my rocks to catch the three damsels in my tank bad fish