Blue Velvet Damselfish/Japanese Damselfish: complete care guide
- Jan 08, 2021
- Anshika Mishra
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This is one of the most beautiful beginner fish that you can get for your marine tank. It is a very hardy fish, easy to get to eat, and can survive any mess that you can make initially, and these qualities make it perfect for people just starting with the fish-keeping hobby. It is the Blue Velvet Damselfish, also famous as the Japanese Damselfish.
PRICES: You will generally spend about $10. You can get it even cheaper in sales.
TANK SIZE: A 30-gallon tank setup is best for housing one of these Damselfishes. Sometimes you can go smaller if you have planned to keep only one. Do know that this fish can be very territorial at times.
CARE LEVEL: They are super easy to care for. As said before, they are great beginner-friendly fish. They are probably one of the prettiest Damsles you can get in the market.
TEMPERAMENT: They can be very aggressive. Whenever they are young, they do not have that bad of a temper. They can be aggressive towards some of the more peaceful fish. But the real aggression starts to show when they get older.
REEF SAFE: They are definitely a great reef fish to get, but that said, it is likely that they will not be very nice towards your other peaceful fish in the tank.
TEMPERATURE: You want to keep it from 72-78 degrees.
dKH: 8-12
pH: 8.1-8.4
SALINITY: 1.020-1.025
MAXIMUM SIZE: Surprisingly, these fishes can get bout 6-inches, a huge fish for Damsel.
COLORS: They have their signature black body with pretty neon-blue markings on them.
DIET: They are omnivores; the good thing about Damsels is they are outstanding about eating pretty much anything you put in the tank.
- Flake food
- Pellets
- Frozen food like Mysis and Brine Shrimps or frozen cubes
These are great options to feed them. It will keep them happy. While eating, they can be little piranhas, so make sure the other fish in the tank are getting food.
ORIGIN: They do come from Indonesia.
COMPATIBILITY: These fishes can be extremely territorial once they establish in the tank. They can be kept in a group if the tank is big enough. The only problem is when you have a smaller tank, and then they will keep fighting with each other over spots in the tank.
AGEING: Along with getting territorial and aggressive, as these fish get older, they also tend to lose some of the signature colors. The neon blue lines get a little bit shorter, but other than that, it is a perfect beginner fish to get.
This fish can survive the cycle if you put it into a tank with something spike, but you should not let that come to this.
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