srfisher17
Active Member
Originally Posted by gmann1139
http:///forum/post/2716510
I believe those are 4 Stripes... 3 Stripes have one less black stripe (obviously), and their stripes aren't parallel.
I know because I also possessed a pair of the little jerks.
Also, srfisher, I thought damsels were cheap because they were one of the first and easiest fish to breed. I can't imagine at $5 a pop that 'wild caught' can be very economical. Oh, and I was at the NY Aquarium today and did see damsels as big as clown triggers.
All the damsels on this site are wild caught. I don't think I've ever seen captive bred (aquacultured) damsels for sale. Its cheaper to catch them than to breed them. The actual person catching the fish gets only a few cents for a damsel, maybe a nickle for a clownfish. But most come from 3rd world countries where a nickle is a big deal. Prices of clowns, that are commonly aquacultured, tend to be about the same as wild caught.
Yes, there are a few giant damsels, like the Pacific Garibaldi and the Giant Mexican damsel can reach 12" or so.
http:///forum/post/2716510
I believe those are 4 Stripes... 3 Stripes have one less black stripe (obviously), and their stripes aren't parallel.
I know because I also possessed a pair of the little jerks.
Also, srfisher, I thought damsels were cheap because they were one of the first and easiest fish to breed. I can't imagine at $5 a pop that 'wild caught' can be very economical. Oh, and I was at the NY Aquarium today and did see damsels as big as clown triggers.
All the damsels on this site are wild caught. I don't think I've ever seen captive bred (aquacultured) damsels for sale. Its cheaper to catch them than to breed them. The actual person catching the fish gets only a few cents for a damsel, maybe a nickle for a clownfish. But most come from 3rd world countries where a nickle is a big deal. Prices of clowns, that are commonly aquacultured, tend to be about the same as wild caught.
Yes, there are a few giant damsels, like the Pacific Garibaldi and the Giant Mexican damsel can reach 12" or so.