Talbot's damsel?

fender4string · 04/08/2009, 07:53 PM

I saw a few of these guys at a LFS today and thought they were pretty cool. I know some of you have damsels in with your aggressive fish but I read that these ones were on the peaceful side for damsels. Could I get a few for my tank for the sake of movement and color or would they get beat up on by my other fish? The other fish in my tank right now are a one spot foxface, blue spot puffer, and a picasso trigger.

fender4string · 04/09/2009, 10:06 AM

I wonder if this isn't getting a lot of view because everyone's wondering why I made a dedicated damsel thread lol

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Yays or nays? "It'll be fine" or "*** are you thinking?"

anbosu · 04/09/2009, 10:08 AM

I would think your main cause for concern would be the trigger, but I have kept damsels with aggressive fish in the past without issues.

fender4string · 04/09/2009, 10:32 AM

I think it's danorth who has a little yellow tail with some pretty mean fish

. Well, maybe I'll give it a shot. Someone told me they can kind of function as part of the clean up crew to.

Recty · 04/09/2009, 10:44 AM

The nice thing is Talbots dont get very big, like 3" MAX.

I wouldnt worry about any of your current fish eating the damsel unless you get it really small, but even still then the humu would be the only one who might do it.

If it was me, I wouldnt be worried at all.

anbosu · 04/09/2009, 11:26 AM

A lot of times I think damsels are just too much trouble for the predators to eat since they swim around pretty fast.

WuHT · 04/09/2009, 05:17 PM

I dont' know why people, especially in the fowlr section worry about damsels picking on their otherfish.

Unless your LFS sells freakishly large humbugs, or you're keeping seahorses, a damsel probably wouldn't be able to do do much damage to your average fish, especially the ones people plan to put in a fowlr.

fender4string · 04/09/2009, 08:20 PM

lol-I wasn't worried about the damsel being aggressive

. Recty and anbosu nailed my worry on the head.

Anyway I've got two new talbots in QT. It seems like a huge waste to quarantine damsels

but I'm definitely not half-a$$ing QT anymore.

04/08/2009, 07:53 PM	#1
fender4string Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Novi, MI Posts: 1,550	Talbot's damsel? I saw a few of these guys at a LFS today and thought they were pretty cool. I know some of you have damsels in with your aggressive fish but I read that these ones were on the peaceful side for damsels. Could I get a few for my tank for the sake of movement and color or would they get beat up on by my other fish? The other fish in my tank right now are a one spot foxface, blue spot puffer, and a picasso trigger.

04/09/2009, 10:06 AM	#2
fender4string Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Novi, MI Posts: 1,550	I wonder if this isn't getting a lot of view because everyone's wondering why I made a dedicated damsel thread lol . Yays or nays? "It'll be fine" or "*** are you thinking?"

04/09/2009, 10:08 AM	#3
anbosu Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mount Juliet, TN Posts: 4,528	I would think your main cause for concern would be the trigger, but I have kept damsels with aggressive fish in the past without issues.

04/09/2009, 10:32 AM	#4
fender4string Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Novi, MI Posts: 1,550	I think it's danorth who has a little yellow tail with some pretty mean fish . Well, maybe I'll give it a shot. Someone told me they can kind of function as part of the clean up crew to.

04/09/2009, 10:44 AM	#5
Recty Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 6,584	The nice thing is Talbots dont get very big, like 3" MAX. I wouldnt worry about any of your current fish eating the damsel unless you get it really small, but even still then the humu would be the only one who might do it. If it was me, I wouldnt be worried at all.

04/09/2009, 11:26 AM	#6
anbosu Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mount Juliet, TN Posts: 4,528	A lot of times I think damsels are just too much trouble for the predators to eat since they swim around pretty fast.

04/09/2009, 05:17 PM	#7
WuHT Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 911	I dont' know why people, especially in the fowlr section worry about damsels picking on their otherfish. Unless your LFS sells freakishly large humbugs, or you're keeping seahorses, a damsel probably wouldn't be able to do do much damage to your average fish, especially the ones people plan to put in a fowlr.

04/09/2009, 08:20 PM	#8
fender4string Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Novi, MI Posts: 1,550	lol-I wasn't worried about the damsel being aggressive . Recty and anbosu nailed my worry on the head. Anyway I've got two new talbots in QT. It seems like a huge waste to quarantine damsels but I'm definitely not half-a$$ing QT anymore.