Help identity these fish please

Hennie · Dec 22, 2016

meir · Dec 22, 2016

Can u try to take side pictures, it's hard to ID these fish from the top only, thx

TheEngineer · Dec 22, 2016

Welcome to R2R!

It's hard to say from the angle but one guess is Rolland's Damsel.

TheEngineer · Dec 22, 2016

tyler1503 · Dec 22, 2016

Gorgeous fish! Definitely a damsel, but an exact ID I can't help with.
I love damsels. They get such a bad rap in this hobby :(

Hennie · Dec 22, 2016

Hi guys thanks for the replies. I don't think it's damsels. Here is another picture. Let me know if you guys need more.

Hennie · Dec 22, 2016

Hennie said:
Hi guys thanks for the replies. I don't think it's damsels. Here is another picture. Let me know if you guys need more.

tyler1503 · Dec 22, 2016

Hennie said:
Hi guys thanks for the replies. I don't think it's damsels. Here is another picture. Let me know if you guys need more.

Are they the same fish? They look very different.
Looks like a chromis in the second photo. Which is a type of damsel I believe.

wkscott · Dec 23, 2016

Not a damsel. With those big eyes, looks like a type of cardinalfish.

Hennie · Dec 23, 2016

Thanks for the help guys

Lowstorm · Dec 23, 2016

To me it looks like a soldierfish or squirrelfish of some sort. Very cute! Who are the big fish id'ers nowadays?

tyler1503 · Dec 23, 2016

Lowstorm said:
To me it looks like a soldierfish or squirrelfish of some sort. Very cute! Who are the big fish id'ers nowadays?

It does look like a soldier in the second pic. The first one looks just like a damsel which is why I thought it may be a chromis. They seem to occasionally have larger eyes than a traditional damsel. But yes, had I only seen the second pic I would say a soldierfish too :)