the dumbest purchase i ever made....

[PeeJ]

but isnt he cute? hes like 3 inches!! i never saw a damsel that big and it was only 12 bucks so what the hey. his name is Debo

[Instar]

Debo is still a baby. Just wait till she grows up! If you had a mated pair and a large enough tank, you would have quite a show on your hands. Guess what color they turn when they spawn?

[PeeJ]

clear? how big do they get? its a 100 gallon tank

[MikeP]

Debo is a good name for him. These fish end up being petty thugs!

They get ugly as they get older losing the distinct spots - can hold his own easily with most things that won't swallow him outright though.

[PeeJ]

hes in there with prety agressive fish...zebra and snowflake moray, lion, panther grouper, scopus. he was just too funny lookin to pass up. what a silly character

[Instar]

He'll stay fairly black, but, if he had a mate and was to spawn, the pair would turn a light power blue. They are very cool. Teh tank would have to be around 30 inches tall or more for spawning. They are VERY aggressive to other fish and will get to be at least 6 inches around. Like a grown discus. Keep an eye on your scopus. He may not be able to keep your domino in check for long. Once the domino starts picking on things, it will not lighten up and you may have death on your hands and it won't be the domino.

[PeeJ]

yea i noticed the tang slappin him around. why must i have the tank heigh for spawing? that would be kind of neat if i could do that.

[MikeP]

It's too bad, these are some of my favorite fish - all the dascyllus damsels are neat but aggressive. The color shift with age stinks too but seems to hold with 90% of the damsel species.

[Instar]

A deep tank is necessary because the courting ritual is vertical. Its incredable to see and so is the color. After courting, they lay about 3000 to 3500 eggs! It is an amazing ritual but it can't happen in a shallow tank. It is never horizontal.

[dan]

old salty has one in his 100gal. and it bites his hand every time he has to put in the tank. he is the boss and he lets all the other fish know it. he bites the hand that feeds him. he!he! :twisted:

[PeeJ]

ill choke em.

i might regret it later, but heck, for 12 dollars...couldnt pass it up