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Damselfish

Hardy, colorful, often feisty reef fish. Damsels are inexpensive and beautiful, but their aggression level needs careful consideration before adding to a mixed community.

24 species

Agile Chromis

Agile Chromis

Fish

Chromis agilis

A reef-native schooling fish that brings natural movement to larger coral displays.

Azure Damselfish

Azure Damselfish

Fish

Chrysiptera hemicyanea

A bold splash of blue and yellow that punches above its small size.

Beau Gregory

Beau Gregory

Fish

Stegastes leucostictus

A small, personable damselfish that tends its own algae garden on the reef floor.

Bicolor chromis
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Bicolor chromis

Fish

Chromis margaritifer

A boldly two-toned reef damselfish that holds its own in a community tank.

Black-axil Chromis

Black-axil Chromis

Fish

Chromis atripectoralis

A schooling reef damsel that actually plays nice with its tankmates.

Black Damsel

Black Damsel

Fish

Neoglyphidodon melas

A boldly colored damsel with a feisty attitude that only grows with age.

Blacktail Damselfish

Blacktail Damselfish

Fish

Dascyllus melanurus

Bold black-and-white reef damsels that punch well above their weight class.

Blue Chromis

Blue Chromis

Fish

Chromis cyaneus

A cool-blue schooling fish that brings open-water energy to reef tanks.

Blue Chromis

Blue Chromis

Fish

Chromis cyanea

A cool-blue schooling fish that brings open-water energy to reef tanks.

Blue Devil

Blue Devil

Fish

Chrysiptera cyanea

Vivid blue and boldly territorial, this tiny fish punches well above its weight.

Blue-green Chromis

Blue-green Chromis

Fish

Chromis viridis

A shimmering, peaceful schooling fish that brings reef lagoons to life in your tank.

blue puller
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blue puller

Fish

Chromis caerulea

A shoaling reef chromis that brings calm, flowing movement to the mid-water column.

Green Puller

Green Puller

Fish

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

A cool-water damselfish from Australian rocky reefs with attentive parenting instincts.

Headband Humbug

Headband Humbug

Fish

Dascyllus reticulatus

A bold little damselfish that claims coral heads as its personal territory.

Humbug Dascyllus

Humbug Dascyllus

Fish

Dascyllus aruanus

Bold black-and-white stripes with a personality to match. Reef tough.

Midget Chromis

Midget Chromis

Fish

Chromis acares

A tiny schooling damsel that brings reef-like energy to modest-sized tanks.

Pearly Sergeant

Pearly Sergeant

Fish

Abudefduf margariteus

A rare Indian Ocean damselfish found only around two remote island outposts.

Purple Chromis

Purple Chromis

Fish

Chromis scotti

A peaceful, deep-water reef dweller with rich violet hues for community tanks.

Reef Chromis

Reef Chromis

Fish

Chromis retrofasciata

A bite-sized reef chromis that hugs branching corals and minds its own business.

Sergeant Major

Sergeant Major

Fish

Abudefduf saxatilis

Bold reef dweller with a notorious attitude that grows with age.

Three-spot Damsel

Three-spot Damsel

Fish

Dascyllus trimaculatus

A bold reef dweller that gets feistier with every passing year.

Vanderbilt's Chromis

Vanderbilt's Chromis

Fish

Chromis vanderbilti

A small, shoaling Pacific damsel that's genuinely easy on beginners and neighbors alike.

Yellowtail damselfish

Yellowtail damselfish

Fish

Microspathodon chrysurus

A jewel-toned damselfish that earns its turf with pure attitude.

Yellowtail Damselfish

Yellowtail Damselfish

Fish

Chrysiptera parasema

A bold little reef fish with a vivid golden tail and an attitude to match.