damselfish

Exotically coloured and known for their toughness damsel fish are a popular aquarium choice. However, their natural aggressiveness and need for space can make them difficult to keep successfully.

One of the reasons why damsel fish are popular in reef aquariums is that their grazing habits keep coral free of algae without harming the polyps. They also eat the zooplankton found in the natural ecosystem, so they should not be kept in an aquarium with aggressive mechanical filtration which may kill these plankton

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[pupethedruid]

blue damsels are ONLY aggressive in the female variety.. its very easy to tell them apart because males have yellow on the tail and underbelly, females do not. its also false for the green damsel (aka green chromis) they aren't territorial at all.

[cod0mw2]

i got one yesterday...he dosent bother anything...i have 2 clownfish and 2 firefish...he is very calm

[xxSMASHEDUPxx]

man they ganged up on my clown fish and tore it APART LOL IM NOT BUYIN ANOTHER ONE

[JUNAID187]

these little buggers are waaaay to aggressive for community marine aquariums, never again will i buy one lol.