Clownfish, damselfish, and cardinalfish
Starck's damselfish
Chrysiptera starcki
Photo: Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–28 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank120 l
- Adult size8 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Pomacentridae
- Origin
- Western Pacific
- Size
- 8 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 28°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 120 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Deep blue with a yellow back and tail. Lives in deeper waters; less common.
