🐠 Sapphire Damsel (Pomacentrus pavo)
An Iridescent Blue Body With Occasional Yellow Tail Tinting • A Distinct Species From the Similarly Named Blue Sapphire Damsel • A Naturally Group-Dwelling Reef Fish
 
📋 A note on naming: this species is distinct from the Blue Sapphire Damsel (Chrysiptera springeri), despite the shared "Sapphire" name; the two belong to entirely different genera.
The Sapphire Damsel, also known as the Peacock Damsel or Blue Damsel, has a striking iridescent blue body, sometimes with yellow tinting toward the tail depending on the individual and regional population. It comes from a wide range across the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Taiwan, and south to Lord Howe Island, inhabiting sandy areas of lagoon reefs, around isolated patch reefs, coral heads, or rubble, usually in groups. Every Sapphire Damsel we ship is feeding well.
This is a hardy, adaptable damselfish that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. Like many damsels, it can display real territorial behaviour, particularly toward others of its own kind, so care should be taken with tankmate selection and introduction order. It's fully reef safe, and not a picky eater, readily accepting a wide variety of standard aquarium foods. It reaches up to 8.5cm, so a 115L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Iridescent Blue Body: A striking, popular damselfish
🔍 A Naming Distinction Worth Knowing: A different species from the similarly named Blue Sapphire Damsel
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Won't harm corals or invertebrates
💪 Hardy: An adaptable, undemanding choice for most marine tanks
👥 A Group-Dwelling Species: Naturally found in groups on the reef