Damsel only 29 gallon tank?terrible idea???

[MoshJosh]

Let’s say hypothetically, I wanted to add four or five yellowtail damsels to a 29 gallon tank as the only fish. . . Blood bath?

 

[Cthulukelele]

It's a risk. Of the nicer damsels, yellowtails are one of the meaner ones

 

[saltnut]

Would you consider mixed damsels? I have two clowns, a golden damsel which is yellow, a common blue devil and a blue and black damoise. They are in a 20L.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

From what I've read, it's possible to do mixed damsels without issues, and saltnut's post above certainly gives hope that you could do it in a smaller tank (most people I've seen recommend 100+ gallons and/or unique tank setups).

In my very, unprofessional opinion, if you decide to try it, because they're all the same species I'd go with even numbers in the hopes that - if they get along normally - the aggression doesn't get too out of hand if they start breeding. That said, I've also seen 5+ damsels be the minimum recommended by at least one person who kept groups of damsels, so that may be something to keep in mind.

Some threads about damsel dominant tanks (most of them are mixed damsels, IIRC):

Damsel Dominant Tank Owners Thread - Reef Central Online Community

Damsel Dominant Tank Owners Thread Reef Fishes

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Any damsel dominated tanks out there? - Reef Central Online Community

Any damsel dominated tanks out there? Reef Fishes

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Damsel tank - Reef Central Online Community

Damsel tank New to the Hobby

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[MoshJosh]

Thanks for the detailed reply ISFTS! After all my research it sounds like a bad idea. . . not that I don't like bad ideas. . . but I'm in a holding pattern.