Azure Damselfish attacked by Chromis and Royal Gramma

[enb141]

I was trying to put my Azure Damselfish from my quarantine tank to my display tank but my Chromis and the Royal Gramma are trying to kill her so I had to take her of the main tank and back to my quarantine tank.

Is there a way I can do to put again the azure damsel or what I can I do to try to put this fish into my main tank

 

[Marshall O]

I would use an acclimation box for starters. The day you go to release, rearrange all of your rockwork. This has always worked for me.

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[enb141]

Moving rocks would be an issue because I have a reef tank so I would like to not move the rocks at all so back to the acclimation box, for how long should the fish stay in the box and do you put the box alone or you put something in the box as well?

 

[hotelbravo]

damsels and chromis typically dont mix. they will kill each other

 

[enb141]

Damn so now I can't put this damsel on my main tank

 

[Moort82]

For me damsels are always pretty meek when you add them and hide away until they build up confidence and become more dominant (I've only kept the more peaceful species), so time in the acclimation box would be good for it. I don't think that damsels and chromis are always a bad mix (mixing planktavores can be a prole whatever the species). You have one of the more laid back damsels but you may have better luck keeping it in a pair or small group as damsels become more of a problem when they can't socially interact, and become bored.

 

[enb141]

So you mean 2 azure damsels will be a better way to climate on my tank instead of just one?

 

[Sk8r]

Take the offenders to the qt, put the damsel in the dt (I assume more than 50 gallons dt) and give it a few days before putting the other two back in.

 

[enb141]

My tank is a 20 gallon one I tried but they (the gramma and the chromie) attacked my damsel so putting directly to my tank was not a good option

 

[Maritimer]

I've had some luck with distracting resident fish by putting a full-length mirror on the end of the tank when I introduce a new neighbor. They get so riled up attacking their reflections that they don't pay much attention to the new guy - and in a day or three, the new guy's a "resident" too.

Acclimation box, rearranging rockwork also help (though the rockwork, not in every case).

~Bruce

 

[enb141]

The mirror seems to bee a nice option, I'll check it out if I can get an small mirror as well

 

[Moort82]

So you mean 2 azure damsels will be a better way to climate on my tank instead of just one?

The more you have the less hassle an individual will get but it would be better in a larger tank tbh and you would possibly be better with just the one or two. It's the same with chromis tbh.

 

[enb141]

I was trying to do that with chromies but my assassin chromie killed my other 3 chromies

 

[Moort82]

I was trying to do that with chromies but my assassin chromie killed my other 3 chromies

Unfortunately this is a story often told. It's also why some damsels (and yep I know chromis are damsels) are a better bet for some people who can see past their "family reputation".

 

[enb141]

Unfortunately this is a story often told. It's also why some damsels (and yep I know chromis are damsels) are a better bet for some people who can see past their "family reputation".

Sounds like a poets line to me, in other words I didn't understand your point.

But I think you are saying that lots of people knows about damsels being assassins but how to keep more than one of those?

 

[Moort82]

Sounds like a poets line to me, in other words I didn't understand your point.

But I think you are saying that lots of people knows about damsels being assassins but how to keep more than one of those?

I was referring to your chromis experience with them killing one another, which is a fairly common result and how damsels may have a nasty reputation but they are often a much better choice than chromis in reality.

 

[enb141]

You are right, Chromies, Clowns and Damsels are related but seems like Chromies are very assassins like, most stories I've heard with Chromies at the end only one survives.

 

[Moort82]

You are right, Chromies, Clowns and Damsels are related but seems like Chromies are very assassins like, most stories I've heard with Chromies at the end only one survives.

That's because the popularly available chromis, same with damsels, are the problem and why we gI've their family the bad name. There are chromis that seem to be better in groups which you rarely see available (such as vanderbuilts).

 

[enb141]

Do you mean this one?

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1634+1721&pcatid=1721

 

[Moort82]

Yeah those. Lovely little fish in the flesh, pictures don't do them justice but they do best in a really quiet tank.