Caught My Damsel... What to do with him?

[TinkL]

I finally had enough of this azure damsel being an ******* so I took apart my rocks to catch him, and he's currently sumped. I have 2 options, either I take him to my LFS and get rid of him for good OR throw him in my 33g anemone tank that only has a pair of clowns in it. I'm leaning towards getting rid of it entirely but it is a really pretty damsel, I just don't want problems again if I throw him in the 33g. What do you guys think I should do?

 

[Dread Pirate Dave]

I finally had enough of this azure damsel being an ******* so I took apart my rocks to catch him, and he's currently sumped. I have 2 options, either I take him to my LFS and get rid of him for good OR throw him in my 33g anemone tank that only has a pair of clowns in it. I'm leaning towards getting rid of it entirely but it is a really pretty damsel, I just don't want problems again if I throw him in the 33g. What do you guys think I should do?

Sounds like he needs to be in a bigger tank with more aggressive fish. :)

 

[littlefoxx]

I finally had enough of this azure damsel being an ******* so I took apart my rocks to catch him, and he's currently sumped. I have 2 options, either I take him to my LFS and get rid of him for good OR throw him in my 33g anemone tank that only has a pair of clowns in it. I'm leaning towards getting rid of it entirely but it is a really pretty damsel, I just don't want problems again if I throw him in the 33g. What do you guys think I should do?

How big are your clowns? I had this same damsel and he was such a butt until I put him with my marron clowns. My female wrecked his s*** lol. Peaceful fish ever since. Pretty too

 

[TinkL]

Sounds like he needs to be in a bigger tank with more aggressive fish. :)

Was in a 75g but it kept killing new grammas I was trying to add and I'd rather have a gramma than him in there.

How big are your clowns? I had this same damsel and he was such a butt until I put him with my marron clowns. My female wrecked his s*** lol. Peaceful fish ever since. Pretty too

They're perculas so pretty small... but they've lived alone as a pair for a couple years now so very established in there.

 

[littlefoxx]

Was in a 75g but it kept killing new grammas I was trying to add and I'd rather have a gramma than him in there.

They're perculas so pretty small... but they've lived alone as a pair for a couple years now so very established in there.

Is it essy to remove the damsel if it doesnt work in that tabk?

 

[KrisReef]

Was in a 75g but it kept killing new grammas I was trying to add and I'd rather have a gramma than him in there.

They're perculas so pretty small... but they've lived alone as a pair for a couple years now so very established in there.

That's too bad. Most small Percs don't have the drive to properly deal with an AZsure damsel. I would trade it in, unless you don't like the percs and want to make them miserable.

There is a small chance they would get along, but after I have taken tanks apart to catch a fish the sump or the fish store is the only place I have for them.

 

[TinkL]

Is it essy to remove the damsel if it doesnt work in that tabk?

Yeah its way easier than the tank I just pulled it out of since its only soft coral / nems and the rocks are small... but if it'll likely be a problem I probably will just trade the thing in tbh.

That's too bad. Most small Percs don't have the drive to properly deal with an AZsure damsel. I would trade it in, unless you don't like the percs and want to make them miserable.

There is a small chance they would get along, but after I have taken tanks apart to catch a fish the sump or the fish store is the only place I have for them.

Yeahhh I'm probably just gonna drop him off at the store to go terrorize something else... hopefully just the reflection of himself

 

[AydenLincoln]

I think you should rehome him because my clowns killed two damsels especially if they are established/bigger clowns since damsels are smaller than them.

 

[Reeferbadness]

I used a floating fish trap by Nyos to catch 2 of my 3 terrible black and white damsels (LFS said they were the "good damsels" ... not! 1 went in a tank with much more aggressive fish and was tamed but still a pain sometimes. 1 went into the sump 3 months ago - and is still there. The other i can't catch. Lesson learned - Just so no to damsels!

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Put an add in your local online classifieds and give him away for free. Thats what I do with unwanted livestock. The word "free" usually attracts people right away, the fish will be gone in a day.

 

[ryanjohn1]

Sump jail. lol I have 2 Allen’s damsels an azure damsel and a maroon clown in mine.

 

[Mark Goode]

Just kidding.

 

[1112-425XL]

Permanent time-out in the sump...

 

[KrisReef]

Just kidding.

We knew you were kidding. The toilet isn't even bolted to the showroom floor. :face-with-hand-over-mouth:

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

If you have a refuge section, it’s not a bad idea to have fish in it.