We really like the weirdo damselfish andChrysiptera traceyiis the latest new species of Pomacentridae to be imported to the aquarium trade. We reported a couple weeks back thatChrysiptera traceyihad been in imported from the Marshall Islands and we’ve now gotten a few Tracey damselfish of our own from Oculus Aquatics vie Elite Reef.
Our sixChrysiptera traceyi都是目前在砂岩吗antine together in a 29 gallon aquarium where they seem to be showing only moderate aggression compared to when the tufi damselfish,Chrysiptera niger,were in there. We’ve snapped a few pics of our little tribe of Traceys but would like to note that the flash makes these damselfish appear very different. In real life under a royal blue and white LED light they look like purple and yellow royal grammas.
The purple and yellow is not as vivid as inGramma loretobut still the resemblance is there. There’s a ton of blue and yellowChrysipteraspecies including the common yellow tail damselfish, some forms of blue devils and the recently describedChrysiptera azarnaeand the flashing chromis,Chromis flavicauda, but Tracey’s damselfish is probably the only purple damslefish we can think of besideChromislimbaughi. Lots more shots ofC. traceyiwhen you continue reading.