🐠 Blue Sapphire Damsel (Chrysiptera springeri)
A Vibrant Electric Blue Body With Black Fin Outlines • A a Threat-Response Colour Shift • A Natural Flatworm Eater
 
📋 The Blue Sapphire Damsel, also known as Springer's Demoiselle or Springer's Damsel, has a vibrant electric blue body, with fins outlined in black, and a colour pattern that's naturally variable between individuals.
It comes from the Western Pacific, including Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands, inhabiting shallow tropical reef areas. Every Blue Sapphire Damsel we ship is feeding well.
A fascinating natural defence: this species can rapidly shift its vivid blue colouration to a darker, duller tone to help it blend in and evade predators when threatened. It's also known to eat flatworms, making it a welcome natural pest controller in an established reef tank. This is a hardy species and a great choice for beginners. Like many Chrysiptera damsels, it becomes increasingly territorial and can be aggressive toward slower-moving tankmates as it matures. It's fully reef safe and safe with corals and invertebrates, though providing plenty of live rock with multiple hiding places helps reduce territorial disputes, especially if housing more than one damselfish species together. It reaches up to 6cm, so a 95L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Vibrant Electric Blue With Black Fin Outlines: A striking, popular damselfish
🦎 A Threat-Response Colour Shift: Can darken rapidly to evade predators
🪱 A Natural Flatworm Eater: A welcome natural pest controller
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Safe with corals and invertebrates
⚠️ Territorial With Age: Can be aggressive toward slower tankmates