A few questions on damsels

[Genera]

Ok so I just ruined my Atlantic biotope... (Maybe we can pretend someone released their unwanted fish into the sea?) I saw this absolutely beautiful damsel (Chrysiptera cyanea) at my LFS a while ago, and I had to get her. No signs of disease or anything for a few weeks, so I introduced her into the DT about an hour ago. She hid for a while, and is now out and swimming about, but she picked at a few of my macros. I don't think damsels normally eat macros, maybe they do? Do they? I don't know. Also, this fish doesn't have the characteristic dot on the dorsal fin. Is this normal, and is she still a C. cyanea, or is she a different species? Also, (are there any other words for also?) how do you plump up a damsel? I see the damsels in this guy's videos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VCr57ibw7o and I love their plumpness. :rollface: I'm assuming that you just give them a lot of food/multiple feedings per day (4+)?

 

[Genera]

OOOOOH, she could still be a juvenile, and not developed the orange fin(s) or spot yet. But she's kind of big, about 2.25 in. I'm going to try and get a picture.

 

[ThRoewer]

If I remember right there is a species/sub-species/local variety that is all blue with no yellow tail.

 

[Big E]

The females are all blue and the males have an orange/yellow tail.

 

[Genera]

https://youtu.be/Sm-J-au2ZJ0 How to insert a video?

 

[saf1]

You can buy a auto feeder relatively cheap. Add some pellets and off you go. Plump fish.

I'm also one of the more rare breeds out there that really enjoy Damsels. So much in fact that I'm currently building a 240 tall aquarium specifically for that type of fish and coral biotype. Nothing but rock, soft corals, and Damsels. Talbot's and Azure Damsels for the most part.

 

[Genera]

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There we go. Females of this morph have clear fins, and males' fins are blue. I can't tell, the pelvic and pectoral fins are clear, while the rest are almost blue.

 

[Genera]

I figured it out, he's a male. 1. Dark bands on fin(s) 2. Caught around Japan/Philippines. I'm reading some articles and there are tons or morphs/mutations of this species, it's pretty cool.

 

[GSMclowns]

There are multiple different variation of those Blue Devil Damsels.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/damsels/information/DevilDamselfishArticle.php

 

[Genera]

There are multiple different variation of those Blue Devil Damsels.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/damsels/information/DevilDamselfishArticle.php

Yeah, I read that earlier, very interesting.

 

[Genera]

Philippines male

Philippines female

The male's fins are blue with dark bands, as the female's are (mostly) clear. Nice.