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Domino Damsel Changing Colour?


Lysh87

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Hi everyone! I’m hoping someone can help me as I am very new to reefing!

 

I have an adorable domino but he seems to be changing colour! He is very small and he was all black a week ago when I got him. Now his head is changing brownish/silverish more and more each day. Is he ok?? He is swimming and eating normal. 

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Hi! Your domino damsel is perfectly fine. Most damsel fish change their patterns as they mature. Your damsel is doing just that. They will end up looking something like this: spacer.png

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Oh thank you so much!!! I really appreciate your reply 🙂 I do know they are basically the worst fish to have and no one seems to like them because they are so aggressive but I just love him/her! So much fun to watch and such personality. 

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They do that when they get big though...not when they are still tiny.

 

To me that looks a little like damage from HLLE (head and lateral line errosion)....but a closeup wold let us see a lot better.

 

Never heard of this happening on damselfish....but then not many folks like to keep damselfish so the experience pool is thinner.

 

BTW I have a Black Damselfish....beautiful white coloration with bright blue fins now.....he'll be 100% pitch-black when he grows up.  He was a rescue.  (He's been a great tankmate for my Yellow Tang.)

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Mine is 3-4" long and FAT.....still no real sign of color change, although body color is a little more dull than it used to be.

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