Yellow Damselfish
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Yellow damselfish. They feed on algae and fire coral. Updated august 5 2019 author. Our selection includes blue yellow other types of damselfish.
Like the blue damselfish it sports a blue body however this particular fish has a gorgeous yellow tail fin. The yellowtail damselfish microspathodon chrysurus is a species of damselfish native to tropical areas such as the caribbean coast of panama damselfish are abundant in coral reef environments. Yellow tail damselfish are mostly blue with a patch of yellow on and around their tails.
Blue damselfish have a neon blue body with small areas of yellow. This is partly because its jewel blue body is contrasted by an energizing yellow tail. The species is exploited on a minor scale for fisheries and the aquarium trade.
The international union for conservation of nature lists this fish as being of least concern. The yellowtail damselfish is extremely hardy and gorgeously colored. The yellowtail blue damselfish is sometimes confused with the azure damselfish chrysiptera hemicyanea because they do look very similar.
They are native to the indo pacific region and grow up to three inches 7 62 cm long. They can be moderately aggressive to other fish in your tank but their aggression will be lessened if you keep them in groups of three to seven. Found singly or in pairs close to branching corals in caves and crevices over edges and tops of shallow water coral reefs rich in fire corals.
It was described by fowler in 1918. Yellowtail blue damselfish chrysiptera parasema. Parasema is a small marine fish that reaches 2 8 3 inches in length.
The chrysiptera hemicyanea has more yellow on its body than the chrysiptera parasema which just has the yellow on its tail. In fact chrysiptera parasema is considered by many aquarists both beginning and advanced to be the ultimate damselfish. These fish are typically around three inches when fully matured.
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One of the great things about this particular species is that it is very docile with a mellow personality. Chrysiptera parasema also known as yellowtail damselfish yellowtail blue damsel goldtail demoiselle and other variations is a popular saltwater aquarium fish from the indo pacific. Another very popular variety of damselfish is the yellowtail damselfish chrysiptera parasema.
