🐠 Smith's Damsel (Pomacentrus smithi)
A Peach-to-Pink Body Developing Blue-Purple Facial Hues • One of the Calmer Damselfish Available • Group-Friendly in a Larger Tank
 
📋 Smith's Damsel, also known as the Pink Smith Damsel, has an eye-catching peach-to-pink body that develops a real blue-to-purple hue around the eyes and face as it matures, with a silvery-white undertone.
It comes from the Indo-Pacific region, specifically the waters around Indonesia and the Philippines, inhabiting coral reefs and rocky areas with plenty of hiding spots among crevices and corals. Every Smith's Damsel we ship is feeding well.
This is one of the calmer damselfish species available, and while it can display territorial behaviour, particularly in smaller tanks, it's less aggressive than many of its relatives, especially when kept in larger tanks with structured rockwork. It's fully reef safe, and coexists peacefully with a wide range of tankmates, including clownfish, cardinalfish, wrasses, and tangs, and is safe with invertebrates such as hermit crabs, snails, and cleaner shrimp. It's uncommon in the aquarium trade, and while a single specimen does well in smaller tanks, groups require more space to reduce territorial disputes, with three or more distributing aggression and creating a natural schooling display in larger setups. It reaches up to 7.5cm, so a 115L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Peach-Pink Body With Blue-Purple Facial Hues: A striking, characterful damselfish
😌 Calmer Than Many Damselfish: Less aggressive than many relatives
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Won't harm corals or invertebrates
👥 Group-Friendly in Larger Tanks: Three or more distributes aggression naturally
💎 Uncommon in the Trade: Not always readily available