| Angelfish are known to have made the waters of | | | | separated from the egg shell and initiate |
| southern hemisphere as their dwelling grounds and | | | | swimming and feeding on their own. They start to |
| over 100 diverse species have been recognized | | | | gain nourishment from the environment. Smaller |
| so far. They are basically categorized into two | | | | fish and other invertebrates living in the fresh |
| kinds of angelfish: the freshwater angelfish which | | | | water are the prey for the freshwater angel fish. |
| inhabit the rivers of South America and the | | | | Maintaining Angelfish in the Aquariums: |
| saltwater angelfish which dwell in the salty oceans. | | | | The angelfish rules as the king of the aquarium |
| The angelfish is an interesting class of tropical fish | | | | fish because of its remarkably beautiful stance. |
| which is mostly known for its inimitable shape, it is | | | | The appealing colors and slim body shape attracts |
| flat and rotund with attractive triangle-shaped fins. | | | | many viewers when they swim around in the |
| The freshwater angelfish acquires a more | | | | aquarium. Both beginners and the angelfish |
| triangle-like shape and is comparatively shorter in | | | | fanatics can enjoy breeding the little species and |
| length when compared to the saltwater angelfish | | | | gaze into their world. |
| which grow up to a length of 12 inches. The | | | | The angelfish are a disciplined category of fish, |
| marine angelfish are usually spotted in vivid colors | | | | which should be placed in groups depending upon |
| which are enhanced further with the colored | | | | the size of the aquarium. Enough room should be |
| splotches all over their body. Different species of | | | | provided for the fish to grow in the aquarium |
| angelfish acquire different colors. | | | | otherwise it will have a stunted effect on their |
| The salt water angelfish are one of the most | | | | growth. Tall greeneries can be planted in large fish |
| beautiful marine creatures. There are seven | | | | tanks to as to provide more privacy to the |
| different known species and they are: Queen | | | | angels who are usually shy in nature. The water |
| Angelfish, Rock beauty, French Angelfish, Blue | | | | temperature should be around 24 -26 degree |
| Angelfish, Cherub Angelfish, Flame-back Angelfish, | | | | centigrade. A good water filter should be in place |
| and Gray Angelfish. They are basically omnivores | | | | because they cannot tolerate soiled water. |
| but majority of them nosh upon marine sponges. | | | | Being omnivores they feed on anything from |
| They drag out their jaws to catch hold of the | | | | brine shrimps to mosquito larvae to even worms. |
| sponge, coat it with a thick mucous like secretion | | | | Ready available angel-food can be given but |
| and then devour it up. | | | | should be supplemented by live food once in a |
| The fresh water angelfish come from a family of | | | | while for ensuring proper growth. Never do rare |
| Cichlidae called Pterophyllum. There are three | | | | fish which are smaller than the angelfish in the |
| species found in this family, the Pterophyllum | | | | same fish tank, else being voracious carnivores |
| Altum, Pterophyllum Leopoliand and Pterophyllum | | | | angels will devour them up. |
| Scalare. The Pterophyllum Scalare is the most | | | | Angels are quite intelligent fish who also shows a |
| widespread of the three and is quite a favorite | | | | great sense of bonding. They tend to recognize |
| with the aquarium lobby. The major varieties are: | | | | their holders and even acknowledge food from |
| Gold Zebra, Marble, Ghost, Black Laced, and Gold | | | | their fingers over time. They have a habit select a |
| Marble. | | | | buddy to be around most of the times and |
| In disparity to other cichlids, Angelfish has more | | | | exhibits such an amount of bonding that if the |
| of a flat rotund body with triangular outlined fins. | | | | mate dies, the other one surviving shall cease on |
| The angelfish on an average grows over 4 inches | | | | having food and die as well. Sometimes the fish |
| in length and 8 inches in height. They vertical | | | | stops to eat, in such situations change of diet or |
| stripes on their body camouflage well with the | | | | water conditions may help. Avoid keeping angels |
| surroundings and help them in getting away from | | | | with other fish else squabbles and scuffles may |
| their enemies. The freshwater angelfish likes to | | | | harm one or the other. |
| dwell mostly in unsoiled waters and can thrive in | | | | When fish keeping angels, care should be taken to |
| temperatures amid 25 - 30 degrees centigrade. | | | | remove the fertilized eggs in a small tank for |
| Freshwater angelfish usually lay around 100 to | | | | safety purposes, else the angels may gobble |
| 1,000 eggs on a flat leaf surface or face of an | | | | them up; having said that angelfish are generally |
| underwater log which hatch in a couple of day's | | | | enduring and disease-resistant. Stern care should |
| time. The fry's (baby angelfish) keep the contact | | | | be exercised when getting in new hoard of angels. |
| with the egg shells even after hatching for about | | | | Try to get the stock from a local breeder so as |
| a week. During this languid period they feed on | | | | to get some genuine fish with no genetic faults. |
| the left over yolk. After a week's time they get | | | | |