Which Type of Blue Damselfish has the Brightest/Most Intense Blue color?

Gaboxing · Oct 29, 2021

Hello Everyone,

I want to get a Blue Damselfish because of their beautiful blue color, and would like to know if in your experience from what you have kept/seen at your local stores, there was any types of blue damsels that had a brighter/more intense blue color than the rest.

From the videos/pictures I've seen, the Chrysiptera Cyanea (Blue Damselfish) and the Chrysiptera Springeri (Sapphire Damselfish) seem to have a more intense blue color then the rest (namely Kupang Damsel, Yellow Tail Damsel, Fiji Blue Damsel, etc.), but I don't know if maybe those pictures/videos are not accurate since I have not seen them in person.

Please advise on this, because I have a 40g Breeder and would like to keep only 1 blue damsel in there.

Thank you!

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reefman888 · Oct 30, 2021

Gaboxing said:
Hello Everyone,

I want to get a Blue Damselfish because of their beautiful blue color, and would like to know if in your experience from what you have kept/seen at your local stores, there was any types of blue damsels that had a brighter/more intense blue color than the rest.

From the videos/pictures I've seen, the Chrysiptera Cyanea (Blue Damselfish) and the Chrysiptera Springeri (Sapphire Damselfish) seem to have a more intense blue color then the rest (namely Kupang Damsel, Yellow Tail Damsel, Fiji Blue Damsel, etc.), but I don't know if maybe those pictures/videos are not accurate since I have not seen them in person.

Please advise on this, because I have a 40g Breeder and would like to keep only 1 blue damsel in there.

Thank you!

I think Allen's damsel r a nice neon blue

Gaboxing · Nov 1, 2021

reefman888 said:
I think Allen's damsel r a nice neon blue

Are they that exact coloration from the picture you posted, or are they royal blue?

Kyle954 · Nov 1, 2021

I had horrible luck with the azure damsel. Started with 4 of them and 1 of them attacked the other 3 til they died. Thing started going after my clowns and Midas. That was the final straw. He gone lol

Zionas · Nov 2, 2021

I think C. Taupou is a better looking alternative to C. Starcki if it’s true that C. Starcki often loses color in captivity. However C. Starcki almost looks like a small angel so there’s definitely appeal in that sense. The other plus side is that C. Taupou’s bred by Bali Aquarich. C. Cyanea is bred by Biota but are the “Orange Tails” indicators of the fact that Chrysiptera are gonochoristic and not protogynous hermaphrodites?