Yellow damsel – pomacentrus moluccensis
Species name: pomacentrus moluccensis
Common names: Yellow Damsel, Lemon damsel
Family: Pomacentridae (Damselfishes)
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 3.5 in
Minimum tank size: 20 gallon
Hardiness: Easy
Aggressiveness: Territorial (especially as they get older). will often harass similarly sized fish. Should be added last to the community aquarium.
Reef Compatibility: Excellent
Distribution: Western Pacific: Andaman Sea and Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe Island. Recently recorded from Tonga
Diet: Omnivore. In the wild pomacentrus moluccensis feeds on algae and planktonic crustaceans. Will readily eat all kinds of live, frozen, flake foods and algae. Feed several times a day.
Additional information:
In the wild, the Yellow damsel inhabit the Western Parific region where it is found among branching corals in clear lagoon and seaward reefs at depth of 3 – 50 feet. It is an hardy fish, interesting behaviorally and often available for a good price.
It can be recognised by its uniformly yellow body with yellow fins. pomacentrus moluccensis look similar to P. amboinensis.
The ideal aquarium should have a specific gravity between 1.020 and 1.025, a pH of 8.1 to 8.4 and a water temperature between 72 and 78° F. It will do best in a tank with plenty of places to swim and hide. It is really interesting to watch it swim among the rocks in a reef tank.
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References: FishBase
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