🐠 Neon Damsel (Pomacentrus coelestis)
🐠 Neon Damsel (Pomacentrus coelestis)
Marine Reef-Safe-With-Caution Nano Damsel • Iridescent Electric Blue Body With a Yellow Tail & Belly • Genuinely Bold, Active Personality • Beginner-Friendly Marine Fish
📋 The Neon Damsel, also known as the Blue and Gold Damsel or Electric Blue Damsel, has a genuinely vivid, iridescent electric blue body that glows under aquarium lighting, with a yellow tail, caudal peduncle, and belly — the exact amount of yellow genuinely varies depending on where the specimen was collected.
Native to a genuinely wide range across the Indo-Pacific, from Sri Lanka to the Line and Tuamoto Islands, and from southern Japan to Rowley Shoals and Lord Howe Island, this species inhabits rubble areas on lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of roughly 1 to 20 metres.
This is a genuinely hardy, active, and bold species, known for darting confidently around the tank, and is one of the few damsels that can genuinely tolerate the break-in cycle of a newly established aquarium, making it a popular early addition. We want to be honest that it can be genuinely territorial and confrontational, particularly toward similarly sized or shaped tank mates, and is best introduced last, or kept in a genuine small group of five to seven or more to help spread out aggression. It's considered reef safe with caution — it will genuinely ignore most corals, but may pick at benthic invertebrates and occasionally nip at soft corals.
🔵🟡 Highlights
🎨 Iridescent Blue Body With Yellow Accents: A genuinely vivid, popular nano damsel
💪 Genuinely Hardy: Tolerates the break-in cycle of new aquariums
😌 Genuinely Bold & Active: A confident, characterful presence in the tank
⚠️ Genuinely Territorial: Best introduced last or kept in a genuine small group
🌿 Reef Safe With Caution: May pick at benthic invertebrates and soft corals
🧾 A Quick Look at the Neon Damsel
📛 Common Name: Neon Damsel (Blue and Gold Damsel, Electric Blue Damsel)
🔬 Scientific Name: Pomacentrus coelestis
👨👩👧 Family: Pomacentridae
🌍 Origin: Indo-Pacific (Sri Lanka to Tuamoto Islands, southern Japan to Lord Howe Island)
📏 Max Size: Up to 9 cm (≈ 3.5")
🧂 Specific Gravity: 1.020–1.025
🌡️ Temperature Range: 22–26°C (72–78°F)
🧠 Care Level: Easy
💖 Temperament: Aggressive; genuinely bold and confrontational
🌿 Reef Safe: ⚠️ With caution — may pick at benthic invertebrates and soft corals
🏠 Min Tank Size: 115 L (≈ 30 gallons)
📌 Tank Level: Mid Level
🧬 Stock Type: Wild-collected as standard stock
⏳ Lifespan: 3–5 years, genuinely possibly longer
🍽️ Diet: Omnivore (zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, algae, meaty foods)
🐣 Reproduction: Egg Layer; genuinely not typically bred in home aquariums

















