Just introduced 3 new fish to the DT and my Jewel Damsel is being a jerk

[Peekay]

Just introduced a flame hawk, yellow prawn goby and snowflake clown after about a month of QT to the DT. My jewel damsel is bullying them really badly. Will this behavior eventually stop or do I need to get rid of the jerk?

PK

 

[eatbreakfast]

What size tank? Jewel damsels can be pretty nasty.

 

[jpcrash1]

Hard to say,but damsels can be horrible.That is not uncommon.

 

[jpcrash1]

I would put damsel in qt then introduce later.

 

[Peekay]

I would put damsel in qt then introduce later.

Ugh, he's going to be a pain to catch. Any hints on trapping the little jerk without having to remove all the rock/coral?

 

[Peekay]

What size tank? Jewel damsels can be pretty nasty.

It's a 100g display. I'm hoping he eventually leaves them alone.

 

[mort]

It's a 100g display. I'm hoping he eventually leaves them alone.

Unfortunately it will probably mature into a bigger jerk even with a good bit of space. They really need to be kept with large aggressive species. I'd really consider taking it out now rather than you having to do it later.

 

[Peekay]

Unfortunately it will probably mature into a bigger jerk even with a good bit of space. They really need to be kept with large aggressive species. I'd really consider taking it out now rather than you having to do it later.

I decided to pull a bunch of rock and was able to catch the jerk. I guess he's going back to my lfs.

 

[saltyhog]

Good call! They are beautiful but sinister!

 

[ca1ore]

I’m a damsel enthusiast and I won’t go anywhere near the jewel. A hyper aggressive little bugger. Good riddance I say. If you do damsels, stick to those of the chrysiptera genus. Much better behaved.

 

[saltyhog]

There is one on a dive site in Little Cayman that is famous for attacking divers...that's right, for attacking divers. He even has his own nickname which can't be posted on a family forum.