Damsel vs. Acro's

SmokeyCFH · Nov 8, 2011

So I'm really beginning to dislike Damsel's, a few days ago I saw my zebra damsel picking at one of my acro's so I went and looked at it and pieces were missing and flaking off. A day after I moved it into my sump I saw it was doing the same thing to a different acro! So now all my acro's are in my sump...is this going to be a huge problem later on after they grow a bit larger? I've been wanting to setup my 24g aquapod for a while, is this reason to set it up? I'm not a fan of damsels.

FishLipz · Nov 8, 2011

Damsels are good for one thing....feeding to eels and groupers.

aquabull · Nov 8, 2011

Some damsels are actually algae farmers, and will intentionally kill corals to encourage hair algae growth. There's nothing like a stark white reflective abiotic surface to encourage that stuff!

mcfadden · Nov 10, 2011

time to get the fish trap.

SmokeyCFH · Nov 11, 2011

yeah no kidding right lol I moved the acro's down to the sump so hopefully they'll do well down there for a while. Luckily I had a T5HO laying around lol

Sea MunnKey · Nov 11, 2011

When I first got into this hobby ... damsel fish were cool!! Now I see them as the "terrorist" of the tank ... they're very territorial, bullies and they bite the hands (yeah me) that feed them too!!

Evil fish!!

Paul

NautilusQ · Nov 11, 2011

Sea MunnKey said:
When I first got into this hobby ... damsel fish were cool!! Now I see them as the "terrorist" of the tank ... they're very territorial, bullies and they bite the hands (yeah me) that feed them too!!

Evil fish!!

Paul

LOL. I remember telling my family that I will just put grenade on my tank (seriously!) to end their menacing. Kinda hard to catch when I have em on my tank.