Angel Fish Varieties

Altum Angel (Deep Angel)

One of the most beautiful of all angel species, its forehead is more steeply sloped and the body is taller than the other angels. Fins are longer and pointy. The body is silver gray with a greenish patches. Four dark, transverse bands cover the body, and one or two faint bands are also present. The first dark band runs through the eye; the second runs near the mid-section of the body, while the third runs from the tip of the dorsal fin, through the body, and to the tip of the anal fin. The final band runs on the caudal penuncle.

Scientific Names	-	Pterophyllum altum.
Family	-	Cichlidae.
Origin	-	Northern South America.
Diet	-	Live Food, vegetation.
Temperament	-	Territorial, peaceful fish, better in species tank.
Life Span	-	10 years.

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Angelfish - Marble

One of the beautiful freshwater fish with a good temperament. The fish get their name from the marbled spots of silver, black and white on their scales. Their body, if viewed from the side, looks like a broad arrowhead. Their dorsal fins are long and narrow, and they have little pectoral fins.

Scientific Names	-	Pterophyllum scalare.
Family	-	Cichlidae.
Origin	-	Central Amazon, Peru, Eastern Ecuador.
Diet	-	Omnivore, enjoys live foods.
Temperament	-	Peaceful, but will eat small fish.
Life Span	-	10 years.

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Angelfish - Black

It is also one of the most beautiful freshwater fish available. Their body, if viewed from the side, looks like a broad arrowhead. Black Angel Fish are mostly black but some of them have a few patches of silver.

Scientific Names	-	Pterophyllum scalare ssp.
Family	-	Cichlidae.
Origin	-	South America.
Diet	-	Omnivore, live food, frozen and flake foods.
Temperament	-	Good temperament. An Angel Fish will be well adjusted to a community tank if it is raised in it.
Life Span	-	About 5 years.

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Angelfish - Blue

Similar to the Queen Angelfish. This angelfish is yellowish-tan with areas of bright light blue trim. Blue Angel fish should be kept in large aquariums.

Scientific Names	-	Holacanthus isabelita.
Family	-	Pomacanthidae.
Origin	-	Caribbean.
Diet	-	Omnivore.
Temperament	-	Non-aggressive.
Life Span	-	15 years.

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Questions & Answers

1.	Posted on : 14.12.2011 By : Senthil , Tirupur	Post Answer

	PLEASE ADVISE WHERE TO PLACE (IN WHICH PLACE) THE FISH TANK IN THE HOUSE.
Ans:	You should keep it in the North-East corner of the house.
	Posted by Ravi, Erode

2.	Posted on : 29.12.2010 By : Abrar sami , pudur	Post Answer

	should we keep heater in aquairum to the gold fish, at what temperature should be heater set in a aquarium.
Ans:	Depending upon your tank size,and number of fish you have in your fish tank,an elecric bulb fixed in avertical bowl shaped shade,between40-60watts capacity will solve your prolem.(control the time tbetween 2-4 hours morning and evening)
	Posted by Shashi Gothoskar, Auangabad(MS)

3.	Posted on : 29.10.2010 By : rohit , dhankawadi, dhankawadi	Post Answer

	in my fish tank-tin foil pair(10-12cm),1 rainbow shark(5-6cm),redtail shark(6-7cm),1 fully black colour gold fish (black moor)(8-9cm)fishes in 1ft height 2ft long and 1.25ft width tank. so can i take 2 12-14cm rainbow shark to keep in my tank? and my red tail shark is aggressive on rainbow shark what i do
Ans:	Dear Rohit, ur choice of keeping these type of fishes in one tank is wrong I.e. goldfish and tinofoil togather, goldfishes are to be kept separate. Rainbow and redtail have tendencies to play and they will not harm each other.
	Posted by milind, mumbai