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6 year bullies, Amblyglyphidodon aureus ! Need to trap some fish – 1/22/07
Hello everyone!!
<Hi Pam, Brenda here>
I have learned so much from you guys. Thank you for such a wonderful site!!
<You are welcome and thank you for the positive feedback!>
I hope you can now help me with the following problem. It concerns this bully,
Amblyglyphidodon aureus! I've had two of them for about six years! They bullied
a beautiful little pair of tangs three years ago, and chewed them to the point
of no return. Through the years, I haven't been able to keep any other fish in
my 75gal reef tank.
This week however, I decided to give it another try, and purchased six Bicolor
Pseudochromis. So far, the bullies have chewed the fins on two of them so
badly; I fear they will not survive.
<Ouch!!>
Along with the chromis, I bought six very small Tomato Clownfish - Tank-Bred.
<Yikes! Twelve fish all at once? Too many! Also that is too many clownfish
for your tank. I suggest no more than two clownfish together. You will likely
see aggression as they mature.>
Again, I was hoping for power in numbers, but that doesn't seem to be the case
here, with bullies like the Amblyglyphidodon aureus. They are being harassed to
no end!
Now, for my question: Is there any such thing as a "fish trap"?
<Yes>
Yeah, funny question, but try catching these!
As soon as they see the net, they duck for cover with the speed of
lightening! I must get rid of these pests!
<Try searching the internet for fish traps there have been many who have made
their own. They are also available at www.marinedepot.com, and possibly at
your LFS. I suggest separating as many as you can from these damsels, ASAP. I
wouldn’t add more than two fish at a time to your system, and this is after they
have been quarantined for 30 days. Fourteen fish for your system is too many in
my opinion.>
I don't have a refugium set up at the moment (that's another problem!) however I
do own a new one.
<A refugium would be a nice place to house some fish until you can find someone
to take them.>
Thank you for all your help!!
Pam
<Your welcome and good luck! Brenda>
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Spawning Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster 11/13/05
Hello again
Thank you for the previous reply on phoronids. This time my question involves spawning fish.
I have 3 yellow belly damsels (Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster) in my tank with
several other types of fish.
<Fishes if more than one species>
The damsels starting spawning about 2 months after I got them. The first 2
times they laid eggs on a powerhead and the eggs got eaten within hours. Then 3 days later they laid eggs again, this time on a seaweed clip. It's
been almost 3 days and the eggs have gotten bigger and darker. The first batch is darker than the 2nd batch that they laid a day after the 1st ones.
<Exciting!>
I assume it's the male damsel that keeps guarding and fanning the eggs, I might be wrong though. He sure keeps my Kole tang away from the eggs.
<Good... could be either sex>
I'm not sure what to do. Should I move the clip into a different tank and hope they'd hatch or just leave them alone?
<Mmm, depends... what do you want to do?>
Here's a pic of the first set of eggs. Sorry about the bad quality. My digital camera isn't all that fancy.
Thank you in advance again for your help.
-Cole
<...? You could try raising the young... need to culture food, keep isolated from predators... Bob Fenner> |
Damsel ID
Hello to whoever is on duty this afternoon-
I was just wondering if you could ID my little buddy in the attached pic.
I got two of these guys before finding your website, and have been unable
to find anything on them. They were sold under the common name
"Yellow
Chromis".
<This is a juvenile Amblyglyphidodon aureus (don't say this fast ten
times with a mouthful of potato chips!). Our coverage of the species,
genus is here: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/amblyglyphidodon.htm
Bob Fenner>
Thank You-
Luke |
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Avoiding A Damsel In Distress
Dear Mr. Fenner,
<Scott F. here this morning!>
>Found a number of your articles on the Wet Web Media website when doing a
web search for marine fish info and thoroughly enjoyed them. Was very
impressed by your knowledge and obvious love of these fascinating and wonderful
creatures.
<They are all priceless treasures!>
We have a 38 gallon, fish-only aquarium with a large Maroon Clownfish, Purple
Pseudochromid and a Yellow-tailed Blue Damsel. We're looking to add
another fish, and are quite taken with the Amblyglyphidodon Damselfishes,
particularly Amblyglyphidodon aureus (Golden Damselfish).
<They have a classic damsel shape and some neat behaviors-understandable that
you like 'em!>
Your WWM article notes that this is an easy-going fish, but I know that having
two or more fish from the same family in a small community tank is generally not
a great idea (they fight). Would adding a Golden Damselfish to our
tank be advisable?
<If for no other reason than their ultimate potential size (5 inches or
more), I'd pass on them for your sized system. Perhaps in a much larger tank,
you could try a small group of them.>
Thanks much for any assistance you can provide.
--Kevin M.
<And thank you for stopping by! Keep reading and studying!>
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