sergent major damsel

[D.J.'s reef]

anyone had or have one of these? seen one in the lfs and snatched up 2 of them...but one killed off the other.

very cool lookin damsels....i have him in my 90g reef....seems to get along with everything int here.....

just wondering if anyone has had any ill experiences with them? or any pics of theirs?

thanks
dj

[ceci1357]

I had one years ago that I wild caught, they are mean as hell.

[D.J.'s reef]

i dont see any aggression in mine at all....it actually comes and eats outa my hand if i hold a piece of shrimp in the tank as do alot of my fish....

i know some damsels are known to be mean...domino and 3 stripes and so on.....but like i said no aggression as of yet.....

[iamwhatiam52]

How big is yours?

They are cute as can be when small, but may not be when they get to be 3 or 4 inches.

[D.J.'s reef]

mine is maybe 3/4 of an inch right now.....justa baby...ive seen 1 pic of an adult and they seem to retain their striping and thats the one reason i bought him....

[anbosu]

They are called sergeant majors for a reason...when it gets bigger it will probably terrorize your other tank inhabitants. They are cool fish and you see them frequently down here -- they will sometimes even nip at divers that enter their territory.

[velvetelvis]

They get big (about 6" long) and very aggressive. I've been attacked by them while snorkeling back home in Florida. But it's not aggression towards humans you have to worry about; it's the fact that he'll grow up to attack (and even kill) your other fish. I'd return him. He won't stay little and cute and peaceful for long.

[Beaun]

They are called sergeant majors for a reason...

It's because of the number of stripes they have.


Like others have said, they get very aggressive and can get fairly large as far as damsels go.

[D.J.'s reef]

oh well.....didnt know he would get as mean as some of the other damsels.....thanks guys.....

[snorvich]

That fish will be a holy terror. Sorry. When nesting, they will attack divers (been there, done that)

[5h3rW1N]

they are awesome fish but beware, they get BIG.