ID this fish please

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I bought a used aquarium set up and this fish was in it. I’m having a hard time figuring out what it is. It’s fast and changed colors when I was moving it out of the tank.

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I bought a used aquarium set up and this fish was in it. I’m having a hard time figuring out what it is. It’s fast and changed colors when I was moving it out of the tank.

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I can't tell from the first image (too blurry), but it could be a yellow tail or azure damsel (the second one where he's spooked in the tiny container doesn't help).
Not a damsel. Looks like a young fusilier (Caesio sp.), not to be confused with the fusilier damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma). These are enormous schooling fish that grow over a foot long and prey on smaller fish and invertebrates. LiveAquaria recommends a minimum 250 gallon aquarium.
 
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Not a damsel. Looks like a young fusilier (Caesio sp.), not to be confused with the fusilier damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma). These are enormous schooling fish that grow over a foot long and prey on smaller fish and invertebrates. LiveAquaria recommends a minimum 250 gallon aquarium.
So too big for the shot glass then? :face-with-tears-of-joy:
 
Not a damsel. Looks like a young fusilier (Caesio sp.), not to be confused with the fusilier damselfish (Lepidozygus tapeinosoma). These are enormous schooling fish that grow over a foot long and prey on smaller fish and invertebrates. LiveAquaria recommends a minimum 250 gallon aquarium.


I got better pictures today. I think you are right. Body shape is the same and it has same colors when it lightens up.
 

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