so i got a fiji devil damsel

[sin]

the thing is gorgeus man....its all blue but its belly is yellow and its hind fin is yellow.makes me sad it might die soon :(

thats what im asking about...i just set the tank up a few days ago and put sopme live rock in it and let it sit for 3 or 4 days..and as i was talkign to someone they said damsles where sturdy fish and they could survive pretty much right after i got the salinity rigvht..so im my exitedness i went out and bought me one..hes been fine all day and im not seeing any problems and hes getting along with the 2 hermit crabs i have in there...but are damsles really as tough as i was told or am i going to have a dead fish on my hands in a few days?

[alton]

Watch your amonia and nitrite levels. Test daily. Do water changes to keep them in check. The reason behind adding Damsels to turn over a tank is they are cheap so if they die you don't lose much. The best thing you can do when you start a new tank is not to add any fish or inverts until your tank cycles. The way around this is to buy live rock that has been in someones established tank.

[erikharrison]

FYI alot of damsels are bullies. I had one that loved my goniopora, it was promptly returned to the fish store. :) They are fairly hardy, if you see him/her/it gasping for air, throw an airstone in there! Do not buy any other fish as you will start to have no fun with any of it! Let your tank cycle responsibly and you will have a much easier time with alot less confusion. I mean, you will have time to study other things than trying to save fish every day. I didn't heed anyones advice. I killed alot of stuff :(

[AMulwani]

Damsels are beautiful, but agressive. In my tank, I did partial water changes every other day for a week and then once a week and every two weeks after that. It seems to be working well for my tank. Patience is key in this hobby, but worth it.

[safeuerwehr]

The object to a successful tank is patience, rushing things will only lead to head aches and heart aches, believe me i know from experience. Allow your tank to mature and in no time you will have a healthy and thriving tank. Like mentioned above watch your water parameters and fight the urge to add any new fish or corals. good luck and happy reefing

[crossxfire2]

my blue devil killed 3 other damsels. he acutally steals food from my clown trigger, which acutally tries to kill the damsel! he is vvery hardy. He shouldn't die. Just make sure to feed him.

[dabudkrew]

if this was me i would take the damsel out before adding other fish, mine killed my foxface and regret having the damsels. buy one and take it out before adding new ones

[ismvel]

My thoughts on Damsels is that they are gorgeous fish, small a great assortment of colors, but they are SATAN'S SPAWN.....they are just evil bastards and I will never have another damsel in my tank. I saw a domino damsel in a tank with a shark of some sort (can't remember what kind), a hawiian dragon eel, and a queen trigger, and it swam around like it owned the tank.

Like I said they are pretty, but unless I am going for a large aggressive tank, I would not personally own one. Not criticsizing, just my personal outlook.

[sin]

yea im just having it to have something to look at i got tired of just looking at my rocks

[crossxfire2]

i do'nt blame you

[Jynxgirl]

You were better off looking at the rocks and sand... You will grow to hate that fish if you dont get it out.

I had two that were fine for a year, then became terrors. I had to tear my tank apart to get them because they killed an orange shoulder and tenneti tang, as well as I think took out a powder blue a few weeks before this incident, but can't be a hundred percent on that one fish. Then when I went to get them out, I had to take all my rock and put it to one side, put a piece of acrylic down the center, and fish them out... And this is when my new powder blue had a heart attack. Those two damsels ended up costing me ALOT of money!

All THAT! for those dang damsels! I am getting worked up just thinking about how awful those fish were.

Jill

[emac]

when the tank cycles out you could always get a molly and aclimate him to salt water. their nice and cheaper than any damsel. i've also heard that they eat hair algea which is always a plus to a new tank

[sin]

You were better off looking at the rocks and sand... You will grow to hate that fish if you dont get it out.

I had two that were fine for a year, then became terrors. I had to tear my tank apart to get them because they killed an orange shoulder and tenneti tang, as well as I think took out a powder blue a few weeks before this incident, but can't be a hundred percent on that one fish. Then when I went to get them out, I had to take all my rock and put it to one side, put a piece of acrylic down the center, and fish them out... And this is when my new powder blue had a heart attack. Those two damsels ended up costing me ALOT of money!

All THAT! for those dang damsels! I am getting worked up just thinking about how awful those fish were.

Jill



that doesent sound very good at all.....maybe once im ready to put more stuf fin this tank ill move him over to my other tank then

[OceanInMotion]

damels are like mollies. only really good for cycling a new tank. remove it when the tankc cycked. damsels will pick on almost anything.

theyre like the kenyii cichlid of the salt world