Blue velvet damsel question’s

[fishywishy]

1. I currently have a Coral Beauty, flame hawk, and soon to be lionfish, and I’m curious if I would be able to add one of these. I know they can be extremely aggressive, but i though since my tank already has some other fish that can hold their own, maybe they would be okay together. What do guys think?

2. Do they keep their blue color stripes throughout their entire life, or do they lose them as they get older?

 

[TX_REEF]

1. I don't believe a damsel will present an issue for any of those fish you listed, but any smaller fish you add after it will likely get bullied

2. I believe the stripes remain as the fish matures, but this is just based on online search, not personal experience

 

[PharmrJohn]

If you're talking about the velvet damsel, the cool set of stripes go away. I thought they would stay, but as it grew, it went to a more solid color. Below is the damsel I'm talking about.

 

[fishywishy]

If you're talking about the velvet damsel, the cool set of stripes go away. I thought they would stay, but as it grew, it went to a more solid color. Below is the damsel I'm talking about.

Thats the fish im talking about. do they lose them completely or just a little bit?