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All anyone talks about are wrasses. Does anyone have any other fish they would like to talk about. Thanks!!
ficklefins
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Talbot's Damsel (Chrysiptera Talboti)
A great little fish without the terror damsel demeanor. I originally got 4 of these a few months back for my 30g (36x18x12tall) tank because of their look, smaller size, and affordable price. My flameback angel gave them the stereotypical new to the tank hazing by chasing them around for a few days. After the initial hazing they settled in and found their spots in the tank.
Once everybody was setup there was some aggression towards each other and I eventually had to separate one of the damsels from getting beat by the others. After getting that poor little guy into a new tank he quickly fattened up and grew all his fins back. After doing some tank maintenance I ended up pulling all my fish out of the tank for a 2 week period before reintroducing them all back into a newly designed display tank.
The new setup has a few more rock structures which gave me the courage to place all the damsels back into the tank for another trial run. So far it has gone well and while they have once again setup their territories they aren't teaming up on one particular fish anymore.
Overall I really like this fish and would encourage others to consider a little bit of color in their system with this small damsel. The one thing I would have done differently would be to allow more space for these little fish, perhaps 1 for each 12x12 footprint. They do not attack other fish like most damsels, but they do defend their own territory from each other.
A great little fish without the terror damsel demeanor. I originally got 4 of these a few months back for my 30g (36x18x12tall) tank because of their look, smaller size, and affordable price. My flameback angel gave them the stereotypical new to the tank hazing by chasing them around for a few days. After the initial hazing they settled in and found their spots in the tank.
Once everybody was setup there was some aggression towards each other and I eventually had to separate one of the damsels from getting beat by the others. After getting that poor little guy into a new tank he quickly fattened up and grew all his fins back. After doing some tank maintenance I ended up pulling all my fish out of the tank for a 2 week period before reintroducing them all back into a newly designed display tank.
The new setup has a few more rock structures which gave me the courage to place all the damsels back into the tank for another trial run. So far it has gone well and while they have once again setup their territories they aren't teaming up on one particular fish anymore.
Overall I really like this fish and would encourage others to consider a little bit of color in their system with this small damsel. The one thing I would have done differently would be to allow more space for these little fish, perhaps 1 for each 12x12 footprint. They do not attack other fish like most damsels, but they do defend their own territory from each other.
The next fish I get is going to be the Redhead Elegant pseudochromis....I had one about a year ago and he was the sweetest fish not anywhere mean like most pseudochromis....Mine was a bit more pink then the pic in the link and the tail was like a sunrise of colors....Also known as the floppy tail Pseudochromis.....
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/pseudochromisdottybacks/redheadelegantpseudochromis/
http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/pseudochromisdottybacks/redheadelegantpseudochromis/
