domino damsel turning white

jfmorrison · 11/09/2012, 05:28 PM

I have a domino damsel in my 55 gallon tank that is turning white. All the conditions (salinity, pH, nitrate/nitrite/ammonia) are stable and optimal. I've noticed it has been hosting my bubble tip anemone a lot. Other fish are 2 clowns, a sail fin, a blue damsel, and a neon velvet damsel. Any thoughts or advice are appreciated.

SDguy · 11/09/2012, 08:21 PM

could be stress. Are other fish bothering it? Take a lot of time to observe the fish...

jfmorrison · 11/10/2012, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by SDguy

could be stress. Are other fish bothering it? Take a lot of time to observe the fish...

Could be. It used to be the big bully of the tank. The other fish seem to be pretty chill. It looks pretty healthy overall, just a little less agressive and nuzzling up to the BTA. At first I thought it was getting eaten because I had that BTA eat a small clown before, but it swam away and came back.

SDguy · 11/10/2012, 09:43 AM

Domino damsels naturally hang in/near anemones as juvi's.

rssjsb · 11/10/2012, 10:04 AM

Is it solid white or kind of mottled-looking, like a bad paint job? If the latter, I'll bet this is it:

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Originally Posted by jfmorrison

I've noticed it has been hosting my bubble tip anemone a lot.

My female saddleback clownfish went through this when she was getting acclimated to an association with a long-tentacle anemone. It went away eventually.

tcmfish · 11/10/2012, 05:40 PM

How big is it? Is it very old?

Also what species?

Large Dascyllus trimaculatus lose the spots and the flank gets more pale with age.

Large D. albisella turn white on the side with age.

acrab78 · 11/10/2012, 11:48 PM

I have seen domino damsels turn greyish when scared/stressed but it usually goes away fairly fast. How long has it been that color?

I used to have one that would host in a condylactis anemone. Was crazy.

jfmorrison · 11/15/2012, 01:41 PM

It's been over a week now that it's turned progressively white. It's over a year old, but not sure exactly

rssjsb · 11/16/2012, 09:52 AM

Can you post a picture?

sasharotty · 11/16/2012, 12:25 PM

I have 2 in my sump and when the light comes on 1 of them gets a pale white for awhile then returns color. Doesn't seem affected though when I feed he goes to town.

_felix_ · 05/25/2020, 06:17 AM

Help!!! My domino damsel started turning white and rot then died in just 2 short days! And it stopped eating since yesterday. I don't have pictures of it now, cause it died minutes ago...
I post this here cause I'm trying to find out why it died.
The water parameters are all optimal. Tank mates weren't attacking it because they have been together for almost a year now. Other fish in the tank were healthy and eating now.
So guys, what was the reason behind it turning white and rotting? Please let me know so I won't have to face another fish death! Thank you.

teddscau · 05/25/2020, 02:46 PM

Necro post, but I guess one of the possibilities is piscine tuberculosis, _felix_.

11/09/2012, 05:28 PM	#1
jfmorrison Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 14	domino damsel turning white I have a domino damsel in my 55 gallon tank that is turning white. All the conditions (salinity, pH, nitrate/nitrite/ammonia) are stable and optimal. I've noticed it has been hosting my bubble tip anemone a lot. Other fish are 2 clowns, a sail fin, a blue damsel, and a neon velvet damsel. Any thoughts or advice are appreciated.

11/09/2012, 08:21 PM	#2
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	could be stress. Are other fish bothering it? Take a lot of time to observe the fish... __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

11/10/2012, 09:43 AM	#4
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	Domino damsels naturally hang in/near anemones as juvi's. __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

11/16/2012, 09:52 AM	#9
rssjsb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,243	Can you post a picture? __________________ Robin

11/16/2012, 12:25 PM	#10
sasharotty Moved on to my couch Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: se michigan Posts: 1,065	I have 2 in my sump and when the light comes on 1 of them gets a pale white for awhile then returns color. Doesn't seem affected though when I feed he goes to town. __________________ Go big or go home!!!! Current Tank Info: Just loungin

11/10/2012, 05:40 PM	#6
tcmfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,658	How big is it? Is it very old? Also what species? Large Dascyllus trimaculatus lose the spots and the flank gets more pale with age. Large D. albisella turn white on the side with age.

11/10/2012, 11:48 PM	#7
acrab78 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 50	I have seen domino damsels turn greyish when scared/stressed but it usually goes away fairly fast. How long has it been that color? I used to have one that would host in a condylactis anemone. Was crazy.

11/15/2012, 01:41 PM	#8
jfmorrison Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 14	It's been over a week now that it's turned progressively white. It's over a year old, but not sure exactly

05/25/2020, 06:17 AM	#11
_felix_ Registered Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 1	Domino damsel turning white and fins starting to rot Help!!! My domino damsel started turning white and rot then died in just 2 short days! And it stopped eating since yesterday. I don't have pictures of it now, cause it died minutes ago... I post this here cause I'm trying to find out why it died. The water parameters are all optimal. Tank mates weren't attacking it because they have been together for almost a year now. Other fish in the tank were healthy and eating now. So guys, what was the reason behind it turning white and rotting? Please let me know so I won't have to face another fish death! Thank you.

05/25/2020, 02:46 PM	#12
teddscau Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 214	Necro post, but I guess one of the possibilities is piscine tuberculosis, _felix_. __________________ Dotty the firefish, Delilah and Little Henry Ocellaris clownfish, Pixel (convict tang) and Darwin (blue tang), pyjama cardinalfish, Riku and Kenji the orchid and elongate dottybacks, and Jeremy (yello Current Tank Info: 160g reef tank with mushrooms, leathers, zoas, SPS corals, NPS corals, firefish, a school of pyjama cardinalfish, a pair of designer Ocellaris, two tangs, a striped blenny, two dottybacks, and a watchman goby