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natehat
08-12-2004, 10:26 AM
Working on my first (well since I was 10) saltwater aquarium. Got a pair of fish and some LR for free? one was cake to id (a common percula clown) but the other i have spent hours trying to figure out on the net and it still remains a unidentified swimming object.

i think it is a type of angel- it is purple in color with a white patch on top and a neon blue streak along the side of its body. Need to figure out what it is to see if it is compatible with the coral i plan on adding later once i can pony up for a protein skimmer and sump.

Thought someone here might just recognize it? Thanks for any help :)

--nate
Scarfish
08-12-2004, 10:48 AM
I dunno...some kind of damsel maybe?
natehat
08-12-2004, 12:09 PM
yeah... can not find a pic of a similar fish to compare online... was a _lot_ harder than i thought to take a pic of him in the tank :) they do not like to pose for you
~Flighty~
08-12-2004, 12:15 PM
You can trim down pictures with MS Paint (I think its in START->programs->accessories if you're using windows) The giant pictures are hard for slow connections or small monitors.
fawkes027
08-12-2004, 12:38 PM
Blue Velvet Damsel.

http://store6.yimg.com/I/marinedepotlive_1798_10351261
natehat
08-12-2004, 01:19 PM
cool... i was totally not even looking at damsels, didn't think they got that big. thanks a ton :) i guess it is pretty reef safe then

i will trim pic next time, sorry if it was too big
Moe_K
08-13-2004, 12:48 AM
a word of warning - that fish will become as aggressive as heck.
you'll want it out of your tank pretty soon.
they are reef safe, but they are belligerent as heck.
they'll bully less aggressive fish. they'll kill the most docile fish.
natehat
08-13-2004, 09:32 AM
thanks for the warning... will watch it closely. so far there have been no problems between this guy and the clown at all, but if he bothers any of the fish that are added- will be posting to give him away.
3mrhythm
08-13-2004, 07:09 PM
i heard of a pet store charging 30 dollars for those selling them as blue velvet angels .. we had a customer come to the store i used to work at trying to trade it in and i told him i'd give him like 3 bucks for it considering it was a damsel .. get got all mad so i had to show him in the book that he got screwed at the otehr store .. they do get aggressive! just keep your eye on him...