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Starcki Damsel

#1 User is offline   chriss 

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Posted 27 January 2010 - 07:16 PM

Jas and Linds have had two of these in for months now, gorgeous looking fish and really good temperament compared to other damsels. I was always amazed they hadn't been picked up sooner, in the end I gave in and took one a few weeks back.

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In the shop it was kept in with half a dozen green chromis, it kept reminding them he was in charge, but never nipped them. It's quite a shy fish, spending a lot of it's time in and around the rock work coming out to grab some food at feeding time. Nobody bothers him and he doesn't bother anybody else. At times, the blue body is almost black and with the striking yellow markings and fins they really stand out.

If you see one and fancy something different, get one.
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 07:49 PM

Very nice fish chriss,glad hes settled in well :angry: .
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Posted 27 January 2010 - 11:48 PM

Always a winning purchase

Fantastic, faultless fish and soooo ridiculously hardy

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Posted 28 January 2010 - 01:04 PM

How much are they normally?
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Posted 28 January 2010 - 04:55 PM

yeh nice fish. almost like a dwarf angel
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Posted 09 April 2010 - 01:39 PM

im tempted by one of these for my river reef.

do you think its a risk in a small tank?

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Posted 09 April 2010 - 02:27 PM

I think you could get away with it, I guess it's more likely to exhibit a more boistrous tendancy if territory is more limited, so depending on what size your tank is and your other stocking perhaps it should be a latter addition.

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Posted 09 April 2010 - 02:58 PM

yeh its defo the tank size that worries me. its only 20 gallons
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Posted 09 April 2010 - 05:18 PM

I wouldnt Ben.I re homed mine due to being a little pushy and thats in 75 gallons.He never did any damage but was too assertive for me.
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Posted 09 April 2010 - 07:23 PM

mmmm, thanks dave
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Posted 09 April 2010 - 08:20 PM

Red-spot cardinals Ben ;)
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Posted 09 April 2010 - 09:00 PM

from what ive read the red spots arnt easy to keep long term
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Posted 10 April 2010 - 07:09 PM

when your in next Ben take a look at the new list i have as there are some stunners on there ;)


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Posted 10 April 2010 - 08:38 PM

cool, will do
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