Help me Id this damsel fish

[Kay Corals]

Bought 2 of these so my domino damsel could have some company as i removed him from my main display due to being a jerk and kill 2 velvet damsels but im wondering what the real name is and whats the behavior??? Please help

 

[sp1187]

swallowtail or lyretail.
seen it called both. I have three.

 

[sp1187]

mine aren't overly aggressive to my other fish. will chase other fish they deem in their hiding place.

 

[scchase]

Neoglyphidodon sp, they get harder to tell apart as they age and all end up as large grey/brown fish that are mean as can be. I'll update if I can narrow down the exact species. Tend to look like Chromis as juveniles and get sold as such.

 

[sp1187]

Neoglyphidodon sp, they get harder to tell apart as they age and all end up as large grey/brown fish that are mean as can be. I'll update if I can narrow down the exact species. Tend to look like Chromis as juveniles and get sold as such.

when's all that occur?

 

[scchase]

Oops made a mistake not Neoglyphidodon, most likely Neopomacentrus cyanomos which while aggressive not as bad as dominoes. Small possibility of Chromis opercularis. Really need a clearer photo of the side to be sure

 

[Haydn]

Spot on scchase- Neopomacentrus cyanomos

I had a bit of bickering (they wouldn't be damsels if they didn't) but on the whole peaceful my group of 10 lived together without fighting.

 

[Kay Corals]

Any aggression towards others ?

 

[Webslinger]

Damsels:mad:....even worse than 6 line wrasse’s

 

[scchase]

Damsels:mad:....even worse than 6 line wrasse’s

Not all of them

 

[Haydn]

Any aggression towards others ?

Not in my tank I had had the group for 3-4 years

Damsels:mad:....even worse than 6 line wrasse’s

Ususal unresearched response I'm afraid- do you agree with 'all tangs are big, aggressive, disease ridden monsters' as well.

 

[Webslinger]

Not in my tank I had had the group for 3-4 years


Ususal unresearched response I'm afraid- do you agree with 'all tangs are big, aggressive, disease ridden monsters' as well.

Put a domino in your tank and your little group will become none. No research needed. Why don't you try putting one in your tank and give us some feedback...

 

[scchase]

Put a domino in your tank and your little group will become none. No research needed. Why don't you try and give us some feedback...

You quoted a specific damsel in this reply, yes Dominoes are aggressive but not all are terrors. Just off the top of my head in any system larger than 55 g non aggressive damsels include, Talbots, Azure, Starkis Fusilier, most but not all Chromis, Dascyllus marginatus, and Pink and Orange Skunk clowns. This group is from four different genuses of "damsels" and most of them will be pushed around by the majority of fish we keep so to just paint a brush that all damsels are worse than 6 lines does no one any favors. One of the biggest problems I see is people dumping them in a nano and coming to the conclusion they are beyond redemption when in reality they are being dumped in an aquarium that is similar in size to the territory they defend. Of course they are going to be aggressive in a tank this size, the same can be said for many fish in similar situations.

 

[Webslinger]

I didn't say ALL damsels (I like the Sapphire's but that's about it, they do become jerks as they mature too). As a whole damsels are the biggest napoleon's of the tank. One (most) bad apple spoils the bunch. The list you gave are all considered semi-aggressive by Liveaquaria.

 

[Haydn]

Put a domino in your tank and your little group will become none. No research needed. Why don't you try putting one in your tank and give us some feedback...

But that isn't what you said you said 'Damsels:mad:....even worse than 6 line wrasse’s' the whole genus. So I ask again are in your opinion all tangs are big, aggressive, disease ridden monsters as Liveaquaria (your source) lists them as Semi-aggressive, many grow to over a foot and of course, we have read that they are 'ick' magnets.

 

[Kay Corals]

But that isn't what you said you said 'Damsels:mad:....even worse than 6 line wrasse’s' the whole genus. So I ask again are in your opinion all tangs are big, aggressive, disease ridden monsters as Liveaquaria (your source) lists them as Semi-aggressive, many grow to over a foot and of course, we have read that they are 'ick' magnets.

You got a point can blame the whole specie just because a few are like that,,, also got a point on the tank size example

 

[Webslinger]

But that isn't what you said you said 'Damsels:mad:....even worse than 6 line wrasse’s' the whole genus. So I ask again are in your opinion all tangs are big, aggressive, disease ridden monsters as Liveaquaria (your source) lists them as Semi-aggressive, many grow to over a foot and of course, we have read that they are 'ick' magnets.

That's not what i said. I said Damsels make me mad...even worse than 6 line wrasses. I don't know where you get your bad info on tangs but I love em'..BTW, that doesn't mean I want to have sex with them.

 

[Pickwun]

I've never seen a Domino that wanted company.

 

[sfin52]

That's not what i said. I said Damsels make me mad...even worse than 6 line wrasses. I don't know where you get your bad info on tangs but I love em'..BTW, that doesn't mean I want to have sex with them.

I have a couple of yellow tails that arnt that bad. My chromis are ok and back down to all other fish in my 90. Obviously not all damsels are worse than a 6 line.

 

[sfin52]

I've never seen a Domino that wanted company.

Agree nasty little buggers. I bet in a big enough tank you would see the agresion go away. They would have their own territory.