Experience with domino damsel

[HildebrandRarity]

Just got a baby domino damsel in a 75 gallon, was so shy at first and hid everywhere, now is out and about and has cool personality. Does anyone else have experience with this fish?

 

[LardLad]

I love how they look. Never had one tho. I had an Auraventicularis in college tho. Very cool.

 

[LardLad]

Auriventris. Sorry for spelling

 

[HildebrandRarity]

Auriventris. Sorry for spelling

Cool,

 

[LardLad]

Super hardy and get along great with Dominos. My LFS had a huge Damsel only tank. Verh cool.

 

[vetteguy53081]

They are pretty, actually like clownfish will host and bond with anemones but also has been my WORST nightmare damset. They can be Very Territorial

 

[ThRoewer]

As juveniles, they are totally cute and hang out near and even in anemones like anemonefish.
As adults they get large and mean. I had a fully grown trio I got as a packaged deal with some other things. I kept them in a 1000 liter tank I used for live rock storage and you couldn't put a hand in there without getting viciously attacked. If sharks were pound for pound as aggressive as these little fish you couldn't put a toe into the ocean without getting it bitten off.

 

[HildebrandRarity]

As juveniles, they are totally cute and hang out near and even in anemones like anemonefish.
As adults they get large and mean. I had a fully grown trio I got as a packaged deal with some other things. I kept them in a 1000 liter tank I used for live rock storage and you couldn't put a hand in there without getting viciously attacked. If sharks were pound for pound as aggressive as these little fish you couldn't put a toe into the ocean without getting it bitten off.

Thanks for your reply, was thinking Mayby to keep him with a dwarf angelfish and some larger semi aggressive fish

 

[PilotOfSubmarines]

I bought a pair about 3 months ago. One of them got MUCH larger than the other. The larger one basically "controls" 2/3 of the tank and allows the other the remaining 1/3. Sometimes the smaller one will cross the line and eventually get chased back out...never any real violence.

I have (3) 3-striped damsels, (2) yellow tail damsels, (2) domino damsels and they all more or less get along...if they get aggravated with each other its always territorial in nature and they just chase each other around.
They are fairly active and the big one is especially fun to watch

This is in a 220 gallon tank, I wouldn't attempt having this many in a smaller tank...

 

[HildebrandRarity]

I just have one baby, Named him Domino :) such a cool personality

 

[HildebrandRarity]

 

[HildebrandRarity]

 

[ca1ore]

All of the dascyllus damsels are on my don’t keep list. Way too aggressive as adults.

 

[HildebrandRarity]

All of the dascyllus damsels are on my don’t keep list. Way too aggressive as adults.

thanks for your feedback, will go with larger semi aggressive/aggressive fish for his tank-mates then

 

[mattzang]

RIP hands in tank

 

[HildebrandRarity]

RIP hands in tank

Saw this cool tank, not mine but really cool group of fish and wanted to share

 

[Tahoe61]

I have kept several over the years and they get meaner as they age, cool fish thou.

 

[HildebrandRarity]

I have kept several over the years and they get meaner as they age, cool fish thou.

awesome pic! They are cool fish

 

[Anthony Cusumano]

One of my favorite fish. Wish they weren’t so aggressive or I’d for sure have one.

 

[HildebrandRarity]

One of my favorite fish. Wish they weren’t so aggressive or I’d for sure have one.

Mine isgetting along great with my angel