Sargent Major Damsel
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Scientific Name: Abudefduf sexalitis Price: Upon Request Origin: Atlantic Family: Pomacentridae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Sergeant Major Damselfish, Abudefduf saxatilis, Sergeant Major, Striped Sergeant, Striped Sergeant Damselfish, Five Finger |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 22 - 26 ℃
pH: 8.1 - 8.4
GH: 8 - 12
SG: 1.020 - 1.025
Max size: 15 cm
Min Tank size: 200 Ltr
Position in Aqua: Top swimmer
Description
Body laterally flattened, oval in profile, upper body usually yellow, occasionally with shades of green to blue, and white to bluish silver or light gray below. Body with five black body bars. The upper lip does not overhang the lower one. Juveniles with a yellow upper body and dorsal fin, silvery below. Body with five body bars.
Food
The Sergeant Major Damsel Fish feeds on a variety of food items including algae, small crustaceans, various invertebrate larvae, and fishes. Stomach content analysis reported benthic algae, pelagic algae, and plankton including copepods, shrimp larvae, fish, and pelagic tunicates as specific prey items of this fish.
Breeding
In the wild, a male sets up a territory and invites females to spawn, which takes place somewhat Cichlid-style after due courtship rituals are observed. Male assumes primary parental care, larval fishes are dispersed into the open sea and spend time as planktonic organisms before settling down to a new home as juvenile fishes. If provided with sufficient space, will spawn in the aquarium. Principal difficulty with breeding this species, as with most marine fishes, centres upon the feeding of the planktonic larval stage of the fry: if this is accomplished successfully, the fry will develop into juvenile fishes are a rapid rate.
Compatible with
An aggressive and territorial fish, in the right conditions an easy marine fish to keep. May tolerate other Damsels and other Sargent Major Damsel's when juvenile but is likely be come territorial to those as it matures. Keep with robust yet peaceful fish. Do not keep with Groupers or larger Wrasse as they may target the Sargent Major Damsel.
Note
This Damsel is an aggressive fish, but when they are young, they like to swim in shoals. Only when they are older they could get territorial and aggressive. If you are raising more of them, you should keep them in large aquarium, so when they get older, they will have enough space. Instead of this fact they are a good fish for beginners.