need help identifying

I cycled my tank with a damsel...never would do that again. I have tried removing it with no success but I have yet to figure out what damsel this is. Can anyone help me.

It has a grayish purple body, yellow under it's belly. It was white when I first got it. It also has a line near it's eye. I have att'd a pic but it's not the greatest as this fish is hard to photograph.

 

It looks like a allen's damselfish, not sure b/c of pic not so good.

 

Why worry about taking it out? That is a cool looking little fish.

No need to remove it, unless it starts to give you problems with other fish and corals.

I have four damsels in my tank and I love them. They chase each other around mostly and my CB loves to play "fish tag" with them. ;D

 

Its a Fiji devil you have there my poor friend LOL only damsel to use is the old yellow tailed blue damsel Thats the only I'd ever cycle a tank and the only fish I'd ever use just thank God that you used just one and not two LOL
Demand a Yellow tailed blue Damsel and accept no substitutes .

Oh and guess why its called a fiji devil ??? Get a fish trap or a small shad hook and get it hungry

 

Oops...better go fishing!

 

Nice name...I can only imagine why. The fish is smart, he has tried removing it but the fish is smart. As soon as he goes near the tank now it hides. The saddleback hates the damsel, chases it and the damsel has started to become submissive but the clown hates it. He could care less about the blenny but he's got it bad for the damsel. The damsel is a cool looking fish but one mean fish.

 

There's an old thread about those bad little guys and how hard it is to get out. Good luck with it.

 

You can buy a fish trap, they work nice... If you put your fish net in the tank and let it sit in the tank, maybe the damsel will be less afraid of the net... You could also put some frozen food in the net and wait for the fish to go in it to eat)

 

More people have had success using a fish hook than a fish trap. Just shave down the barb so that the fish is easy to remove once you've hooked it.

 

here's a better pic

It doesn't look like a fiji devil. Mine has black fins.