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Angelfish: pterophyllum scalare


    Genus

  • Cichlid family

    Origin

  • Amazon basin to Guyana

    Requiements

  • At least 100 liter tank- 50 cm deep 6.5 pH 4- 12 dH (soft) 26/28 deg C Live foods, may take some dry types

    Behaviour

  • Peaceful
Angelfish are a beautiful, gracefull fish, and can be found in different colours and types. These include yellow, allbalck, marbled, veiltails as well as the natural silver with dark stripes. Because of their eventual size, a large tank must be provided. Its natural habitat in the amazon consists of roots and branches, and it would be ideal to provide for this in the tank. The angelfish, like its name would suggest, is very peaceful in nature, and therefore must be kept with other peaceful fishes i.e. black neons.