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Damsels - AnemonefishFamily: Pomacentridae Goldbelly Damsels Pomacentrus auriventris Photo © Animal-World.Damsels are very colorful, but are also very hardy and adapt easily to captivity.Because they are so hardy and they are inexpensive, damselfish are often used to "break-in" new aquariums to establish the nitrification cycle. It takes about one fish for every 10 gallons of water to do this. Damsels are actually in the same family as clownfish but usually the two are separated into anemonefish (clownfish), and damselfish. Some damsels live in a comensal relationship with anemones as do the clownfish. This means they live together, with both the damsel and the anemone benefiting from each others' company. Damsels can be kept in an aquarium with or without an anemone but if you try to keep an anemone you should make sure and meet its special needs. GENUS
Types of Damsels:Clownfish: Click on the Genus types,
or the small images below,
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| Genus: Abudefduf | |
| Sergeant Major | |
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![]() Abudefduf saxatilis |
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| Genus: Chromis | |
| Black-Bar Chromis | |
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![]() Chromis retrofasciata |
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| Green Chromis | Pale-tail Chromis ~ Yellowtail Blue Damsel |
![]() Chromis viridis |
![]() Chromis xanthurus |
| Genus: Chrysiptera | |
| Blue Devil Damsel | Azure Demoiselle |
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![]() Chrysiptera cyanea |
![]() Chrysiptera hemicyanea |
| Canary Damsel | Rolland's Demoiselle |
![]() Chrysiptera galba |
![]() Chrysiptera rollandi |
| Starck's Demoiselle | Talbots' Damsel |
![]() Chrysiptera starcki |
![]() Chrysiptera talboti |
| Fiji Blue Devil Damsel | |
![]() Chrysiptera taupou |
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| Genus: Dascyllus | |
| Three Striped Damsel | One Striped Damsel |
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![]() Dascyllus aruanus |
![]() Dascyllus carneus |
| Four Striped Damsel | Domino Damsel |
![]() Dascyllus melanurus |
![]() Dascyllus trimaculatus |
| Genus: Neoglyphidodon | |
| Black-and-gold Chromis ~ Behn's Damsel | Neon Velvet Damsel |
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![]() Neoglyphidodon nigroris |
![]() Neoglyphidodon oxyodon |
| Genus: Pomacentris | |
| Goldbelly Damsel | |
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![]() Pomacentris auriventris |
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Anemones:
Anemones need lots of light (2 to 5 watts per gallon) preferably
with some blue spectrum provided by actinic light bulbs or higher temperature
metal halide lighting. In nature many clownfish will live with the same
anemone. Only one clown will be a dominant female and the rest will be
male. Usually in the aquarium though, there will be only one pair per
anemone.
For information on which
anemones should be purchased,
please read the section on Anemones.
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