🐠 Ternate Damsel (Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis)
A Slightly Green-to-Silver Body With Bright Yellow Fins • A Metallic Sheen Distinguishing It From the Yellow Damselfish • A Rare, Hardy Nano Species
 
📋 The Ternate Damsel, also known as the Ternate Damselfish, Lemon Chromis, Lemon Damsel, or Yellow Staghorn Damsel, has an eye-catching slightly green-to-silver body offset by bright yellow pelvic, dorsal, and anal fins, closely resembling the Yellow Damselfish but distinguished by its more stately green tone and a metallic streak running through the body.
It comes from the Western Pacific, from Indonesia to the Solomon Islands and north to the Ryukyu Islands, found among coral-rich areas of sheltered coastal reefs, particularly around staghorn corals and gorgonians. Every Ternate Damsel we ship is feeding well.
This is a hardy, easy-to-care-for damselfish, and while it generally ignores other fish, invertebrates, and corals, it can become territorial toward its own kind and similarly sized fish as it matures, especially in smaller tanks. It's fully reef safe, and a charming detail: breeding pairs lay egg masses on coral skeletons or dead coral portions, though an industrious pair may occasionally strip live coral if no alternative spawning surface is provided. This species is rarely seen in the aquarium trade. It reaches up to 10cm, so a 115L tank suits it well.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Green-Silver Body With Yellow Fins: A striking, characterful damselfish
💎 Rarely Seen in the Trade: Not commonly available
🌿 Fully Reef Safe: Won't harm corals or invertebrates
💪 Hardy: An easy, beginner-friendly nano fish
🥚 Documented Spawning Behaviour: Lays eggs on coral skeletons or dead coral