Blue damselfish school?

[blackwolfXKAV]

while cruising through a local fish store, i noticed a rather appealing blue damsel stock tank. i know these fish have a record for aggression, but how are they with each other? it would be really good to have a school of them if possible.

Thanks

Black Wolf

 

[ChangDriX]

the way the lfs store told me they can keep aggresive fish together like that is because there are so many of them they can't set up a terroritory...dunno if thats the truth but I guess it sounds legit

 

[ChangDriX]

PS. I had two blue damsels and a 4 stripe the 4 stripe and the bigger blue one beat on the small blue til he hid and died....poor fish

 

[Amphiprion]

What blue damsel are you referring to? Chrysiptera cyanea? If so, I wouldn't attempt it. They are not a schooling species (or even shoaling, for that matter). The store may have had a lot in one compartment, but that is only a "bandage" for a long term problem. There will be eventual problems if it is attempted in the home aquarium. If the fish remained that way at the store (discounting the fact that they are constantly being removed, moved, as well as decorations being moved), a pecking order would develop and fish would begin to suffer. If you do want to keep a few,however, that is fine. They naturally consist of a loose group of one male and several (2-4) females. Just make sure the tank is large enough.

 

[joander123]

What blue damsel are you referring to? Chrysiptera cyanea? If so, I wouldn't attempt it. They are not a schooling species (or even shoaling, for that matter). The store may have had a lot in one compartment, but that is only a "bandage" for a long term problem. There will be eventual problems if it is attempted in the home aquarium. If the fish remained that way at the store (discounting the fact that they are constantly being removed, moved, as well as decorations being moved), a pecking order would develop and fish would begin to suffer. If you do want to keep a few,however, that is fine. They naturally consist of a loose group of one male and several (2-4) females. Just make sure the tank is large enough.

i agree.

 

[Dustin83]

Might be kind of off topic, but if you're looking for good schooling fish that's about the same size, how about chromis? They are, as a matter of fact, another type of damsels, but much less aggressive and school.