who has these?

[MarvinsReef]

what are your experience or if you know someone that has experience with them, please share...

Neon Damselfish aka Allen's Damselfish
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+28+120&pcatid=120

Thanks...

 

[reefboy]

allot like most damsels can be little PITA's in my opinion if going to take the risk get Chrysiptera cyanea(blue devil) or Pomacentrus vaiuli( princess damsel )

 

[MarvinsReef]

allot like most damsels can be little PITA's in my opinion if going to take the risk get Chrysiptera cyanea(blue devil) or Pomacentrus vaiuli( princess damsel )

my wife like them... LoLz...

would they be alright on a bigger tank? 100g +?

 

[bamachamp92]

I have some yellow and pink ones that arent bad at all dont even pick at chromis. I forget what they were called but the color reminds me of anthias.

 

[reefboy]

yes that would help lower aggression substantially.

 

[Hypertek99]

Don't do it!!

 

[Tswifty]

nvm....

 

[dizzo]

I have one hes cool with all my other fish but he is always always digging home underneath my chalice on the gravel bed and the gravel get evenly dropped on all my other chalices and will attack if u touch his home lol. super bright!

 

[Dooly]

Talbots damsels are pretty peaceful ime, they are the yellow/pink ones. But any damsel becomes a huge pita when you want to remove them and sooner or later you will want to get rid of them

 

[droblack]

Buy a mini speargun if you get em, you may need it.

 

[Poseidon]

I had one WAY back when, it was a good fish for the most part Marv, he did turn rather territorial after a while though.

Picture is from 2003, you can see the GSP in the background!

 

[MarvinsReef]

I think I'm just gonna admire them from a far... :hammer:

 

[treylane]

There are MANY damsels perfectly suitable for a chill reef tank. Most people are just cheapasses and buy the $2 baby dominos and then swear off damsels forever.

Allens damsels are great fish, and not super agressive (unless you've got a seahorse tank or something), however they DIG, way more than my pistol shrimps ever did, pretty annoying. I've only ever kept them singly, can't say for keeping groups.

Some more suggestions for great damsels, that don't turn into 6" gray terrors:

Black bar chromis, can be kept in pairs, or several pairs in a lage tank. Barely hit 2" :
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1634+1848&pcatid=1848

Azure/yellow belly damsels, can be kept in pairs, to about 2.5" (NOT the same as a fiji devil!):
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?c=720&pCatId=108

Sapphire damsels, among the very mellowest, can be kept in groups. Pay attention, as there's a similar fish without the black mottling that are pretty mean:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+28+2073&pcatid=2073

A few varieties that get slightly larger (3-4" depending on species), and are slightly less hardy, however still aren't terrors:
Tuxedo damsel: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+28+1966&pcatid=1966
Canary damsel: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+28+1131&pcatid=1131
Starcki damsel: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+28+1511&pcatid=1511

Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with liveaquaria in any way, just too lazy to search through fishbase.

 

[Ultimateaquariums]

Those things are evil!