Adding Fish To Your Saltwater Aquarium: The Yellowtail Damselfish

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If you have a saltwater aquarium, or if you are planning to start a saltwater aquarium, you surely want to add as much color to your tank as possible. And when it comes to adding color to a fish tank, the yellowtail damselfish fits the bill as well as any other fish. But as is the case with any fish, you do not want to simply add a yellowtail damsel right away; first, you want to research and make sure it is a good fit!

The yellowtail damsel is a very hardy fish, which even leads some to suggest them as a great fish for cycling a new tank. But before you decide this makes the yellowtail damsel seem like a no-brainer, you might want to reconsider, as damselfish are also extremely territorial. And even though the yellowtail damselfish is one of the least aggressive damselfish, the fact still stands that they are a damselfish!

If you add a yellowtail damsel to cycle a new tank, and add no other fish with it, you will run the risk of them going ahead and claiming the entire tank as their own. After this, you will have a hard time adding any fish in the future, as the others will become ill and die due to the constant pestering the yellowtail damsel will do.

You should also consider the size of your tank if you want a yellowtail damsel; a single yellowtail damsel can be kept in a tank as small as 20 gallons, but you should really plan to keep at least 5 at a time. When you keep them in bigger groups, they become significantly less aggressive; with a bigger group, however, you also need a much bigger tank.

You will also need to make absolutely sure that the yellowtail damsel and the other fish in your tank have similar requirements when it comes to the water.

The yellowtail damsel requires water temperatures to be kept between 75 and 80 degrees, and the pH should be kept between 8.1 and 8.4.

Because of the beauty of the yellowtail damsel, they can be lovely and fun to watch. Just make sure it will fit well in your tank before you make the decision to add them to the mix!