Yellow Damsel

zaheda · 03/29/2011, 01:51 AM

My wife bought this Yellow Damsel instead of getting me a Yellow Tail Damsel. I want to know how reef safe are they and to they do damage to mushrooms and other coral. He looks very bossy and very active. I noticed lots of my mushrooms missing on the rocks and dont know if he might be the culprit. Rumour is also I heard they eat flatworms.

kingfisher62 · 03/29/2011, 04:03 AM

I have never heard of a damsel not being reef safe so I think it is very unlikely that it is bothering your shrooms. Don't know about the flatworms.If you are looking for some flatworm control a sixline wrasse would be a good canidate. I am not really familiar with Yellow Damsels but I do know the Yellow Tailed Damsel is one of the least agressive . maybe someone else can chime in.

zaheda · 03/29/2011, 04:39 AM

I have little experiance with reefkeeping, 13 years only. I also dont have a problem with flatworms. I asked one of my friends who is the guru of reefkeepers and he said its reef safe. He also said that my flow could be a bit too much with the Tunze pumps causing the mushrooms to rip off the rocks. Im going to cut down the flow and see what happens. I did turn the flow up having an endless problem with cyno for 4 months,think Im beginning to lose my touch with reefkeeping.

lisafoster · 03/29/2011, 07:00 AM

I have had a yellow damsel for 1 1/2 years in my 125 he is a great fish .

kope1078 · 03/29/2011, 09:40 AM

I had to get rid of a yellow damsel....he was a total bully, always messing with other fish

frankpayne32 · 03/29/2011, 10:14 AM

I also have a yellow damsel. Beautiful, reef safe, and cheap fish.

zaheda · 03/30/2011, 01:54 AM

Thanks people, the Yellow Damsel will be ok as you guys say in my reeftank.

03/29/2011, 01:51 AM	#1
zaheda Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 674	Yellow Damsel My wife bought this Yellow Damsel instead of getting me a Yellow Tail Damsel. I want to know how reef safe are they and to they do damage to mushrooms and other coral. He looks very bossy and very active. I noticed lots of my mushrooms missing on the rocks and dont know if he might be the culprit. Rumour is also I heard they eat flatworms.

03/29/2011, 04:03 AM	#2
kingfisher62 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: massachusetts Posts: 4,972	I have never heard of a damsel not being reef safe so I think it is very unlikely that it is bothering your shrooms. Don't know about the flatworms.If you are looking for some flatworm control a sixline wrasse would be a good canidate. I am not really familiar with Yellow Damsels but I do know the Yellow Tailed Damsel is one of the least agressive . maybe someone else can chime in. __________________ 55g Tank - 216W T5's Foxface, tomato clown, yellow tailed damsel, Starrie Blennie, LPS and softies 29G Biocube- 120W LED's 2 percular clown, Six line Wrasse , LPS and softies Current Tank Info: 55 gl. Reef tank ,29g biocube Reef

03/29/2011, 07:00 AM	#4
lisafoster so much to learn Join Date: May 2010 Location: massachusetts Posts: 621	I have had a yellow damsel for 1 1/2 years in my 125 he is a great fish . __________________ 125 mixed reef/ semi aggressive 15 gallon angler nano reef tank 40 breeder reef Current Tank Info: 125 gallon evolving reef/ 15gallon angler nano reef, 40 gallon breeder reef

03/29/2011, 10:14 AM	#6
frankpayne32 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,177	I also have a yellow damsel. Beautiful, reef safe, and cheap fish. __________________ Frank Payne Advice to new hobbyists: listen to people that have a tank you would like to have one day, not to those with a high post count. Current Tank Info: 125 gallon in-wall (build thread is my homepage).

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03/29/2011, 04:39 AM	#3
zaheda Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 674	I have little experiance with reefkeeping, 13 years only. I also dont have a problem with flatworms. I asked one of my friends who is the guru of reefkeepers and he said its reef safe. He also said that my flow could be a bit too much with the Tunze pumps causing the mushrooms to rip off the rocks. Im going to cut down the flow and see what happens. I did turn the flow up having an endless problem with cyno for 4 months,think Im beginning to lose my touch with reefkeeping.

03/29/2011, 09:40 AM	#5
kope1078 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sylvania, Ohio Posts: 64	I had to get rid of a yellow damsel....he was a total bully, always messing with other fish

03/30/2011, 01:54 AM	#7
zaheda Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 674	Thanks people, the Yellow Damsel will be ok as you guys say in my reeftank.