do damsels pick at xenia

ash71089 · 09/21/2008, 06:40 PM

it looked great all yesterday when i put it in my tank.. and then when i woke up this morning the stalk was a purple color, and none of them are open

Chihuahua6 · 09/22/2008, 05:19 PM

Mine never have but the hermits I used to have would munch them every so often.

Mako Shark II · 09/22/2008, 10:54 PM

....its not the Damsels.

Check your water chemistry.
What are your params?
When was your last water change?

Toolguy942 · 09/23/2008, 09:20 AM

Mine get that way when something else is stinging them. Usually, it's my bubbletip and the pieces of Xenia don't make it. Otherwise it might just be too much light too soon.

theyellowdart · 09/24/2008, 10:32 AM

I had black damsels that picked on my xenia. I actually trapped them by putting the xenia in a fish trap. When the damsels were small they didn't touch anything, but when they got bigger i notice them nipping at my softies. I know most damsels don't typically pick on corals but these do. Here's a link of what they look like.

http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/m...6/Black_Damsel(Neoglyphidodon_melas).html

theyellowdart · 09/24/2008, 10:36 AM

for some reason that link isn't directing to the exact page, but if you google black damsel it should be the first result.

Numsee · 09/24/2008, 03:22 PM

My coral beauties love silver xenia. They leave the brown xenia alone

ash71089 · 09/24/2008, 03:43 PM

thanks so much.. i have a yellow damsel.. i didnt get much response from this thread at first so i cut a plastic bottle and poked enough holes in it to where it would still get flow and after two days it is back to normal and looks great!

darthwall · 09/25/2008, 03:51 PM

i have a velvet damsel that ate two colonies of the silvers and left my brown ones alone long story short I made speers and got the damsel outta there ASAP

Mako Shark II · 09/25/2008, 09:25 PM

Well Guys, I'm not doubting your personal situation, but I've never experienced that problem.

Also according to Scott W. Michael's Book "Marine Fishes" A Pocket Expert Guide, of the 32 Damsel fishes cataloged, a relatively small sampling (like 4) of thsoe fishes (barely) nip at crustaceans, and MOST all of them are absolutely "Reef safe".

So.......Good luck I suppose.

ash71089 · 09/26/2008, 01:01 PM

thats somewhat ridiculous.. cause every fish has a different personality

ive heard of people having butterflyfish that are notorious for nipping at coral that never do

mightymouse · 09/26/2008, 06:05 PM

damsels are still the devil regardless

09/21/2008, 06:40 PM	#1
ash71089 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Decatur, AL Posts: 145	do damsels pick at xenia it looked great all yesterday when i put it in my tank.. and then when i woke up this morning the stalk was a purple color, and none of them are open

09/22/2008, 05:19 PM	#2
Chihuahua6 Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Hempstead, NY Posts: 2,124	Mine never have but the hermits I used to have would munch them every so often. __________________ Leah Amanda Current Tank Info: First salt tank 1985, current tank 150 g acrylic

09/22/2008, 10:54 PM	#3
Mako Shark II Fish are Friends not Food Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Collierville, TN Posts: 2,919	....its not the Damsels. Check your water chemistry. What are your params? When was your last water change? __________________ Every day, I get a little saltier...... Current Tank Info: 120g Reef, 225# LR, 2ea 250w XM 20k MH, 2ea T5 Actincs, 1090 GPH Closed Loop w/ Oceans Motions, Remote Eshopps Sump w/Fuge, Octopus TS-150 Skimmer, GEO Kalk, 1/3 HP Chiller, RO/DI, ATO, AGA RO & Salt Vats & plumbed Water changes on the fly!

09/23/2008, 09:20 AM	#4
Toolguy942 Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Apollo Beach, FL Posts: 229	Mine get that way when something else is stinging them. Usually, it's my bubbletip and the pieces of Xenia don't make it. Otherwise it might just be too much light too soon. __________________ - Doug Current Tank Info: reef frag system and preparing a 300

09/25/2008, 09:25 PM	#10
Mako Shark II Fish are Friends not Food Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Collierville, TN Posts: 2,919	Well Guys, I'm not doubting your personal situation, but I've never experienced that problem. Also according to Scott W. Michael's Book "Marine Fishes" A Pocket Expert Guide, of the 32 Damsel fishes cataloged, a relatively small sampling (like 4) of thsoe fishes (barely) nip at crustaceans, and MOST all of them are absolutely "Reef safe". So.......Good luck I suppose. __________________ Every day, I get a little saltier...... Current Tank Info: 120g Reef, 225# LR, 2ea 250w XM 20k MH, 2ea T5 Actincs, 1090 GPH Closed Loop w/ Oceans Motions, Remote Eshopps Sump w/Fuge, Octopus TS-150 Skimmer, GEO Kalk, 1/3 HP Chiller, RO/DI, ATO, AGA RO & Salt Vats & plumbed Water changes on the fly!

09/24/2008, 10:32 AM	#5
theyellowdart Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 9	I had black damsels that picked on my xenia. I actually trapped them by putting the xenia in a fish trap. When the damsels were small they didn't touch anything, but when they got bigger i notice them nipping at my softies. I know most damsels don't typically pick on corals but these do. Here's a link of what they look like. http://www.scuba-equipment-usa.com/m...6/Black_Damsel(Neoglyphidodon_melas).html

09/24/2008, 10:36 AM	#6
theyellowdart Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 9	for some reason that link isn't directing to the exact page, but if you google black damsel it should be the first result.

09/24/2008, 03:22 PM	#7
Numsee Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: St Charles,MO Posts: 175	My coral beauties love silver xenia. They leave the brown xenia alone

09/24/2008, 03:43 PM	#8
ash71089 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Decatur, AL Posts: 145	thanks so much.. i have a yellow damsel.. i didnt get much response from this thread at first so i cut a plastic bottle and poked enough holes in it to where it would still get flow and after two days it is back to normal and looks great!

09/25/2008, 03:51 PM	#9
darthwall Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Yakima, Wa Posts: 74	i have a velvet damsel that ate two colonies of the silvers and left my brown ones alone long story short I made speers and got the damsel outta there ASAP

09/26/2008, 01:01 PM	#11
ash71089 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Decatur, AL Posts: 145	thats somewhat ridiculous.. cause every fish has a different personality ive heard of people having butterflyfish that are notorious for nipping at coral that never do

09/26/2008, 06:05 PM	#12
mightymouse Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pensacola, Florida Posts: 847	damsels are still the devil regardless __________________ Back in the hobby in pensacola florida setting up a tank late summer see thread in nano forums for input/advice i want to do things right this time. Adam Current Tank Info: Project in the works