The Black angelfish is way pretty! And are pretty much Like the silver and black striped angelfish. Best to have broad leaf plants in the tank or wood/logs for them to lay their eggs. One Pair per tank is recommended. So far I have not had any matings with more than that in a tank. Also with the Black angels I gave then the Bloodworms in their diet, and that increased the matings. as a general rule, one serving of food per adult and one serving of food for 2 fry. As Always 10 percent water change with chlorine cut and keeping the filter at 20 percent dirty.
Order: Perciformes
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Freshwater angelfish
Max. size: 7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 36377)
Environment: benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5.0 - 13.0
Climate: tropical; 24 - 30°C
Importance: aquarium: commercial
Distribution:
Gazetteer South America: Rio Amazonas basin, in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, along the Ucayali, Solimões and Amazonas rivers; rivers of Amapá, Brazil, Rio Oyapock in French Guiana; Essequibo River in Guyana.
Diagnosis: Body compressed and disc-shaped; dorsal and anal spiny rays increasing in length from anterior to posterior part of the fin; first branched rays also very long; body height at anal fin level 1.07 to 1.29 times in SL; body color silvery with dark vertical bars (7 in juveniles, 4 in adults) (Ref. 35237).
Biology: Inhabits swamps or flooded grounds where the aquatic and riverine vegetation are dense and the water is either clear or silty. Its color is deeper in clear water (Ref. 35237). One of the most popular of all the tropical aquarium fish. Max. length 15 cm TL (Ref. 7020).
Red List Status: Not in IUCN Red List , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous: harmless
Coordinator: Kullander, Sven O.
Reference:
Axelrod, H.R., 1993. The most complete colored lexicon of cichlids.. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey.
Source of Information Found :
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2003. FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version 21 April 2003
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Life
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1460
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Juvenile
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180
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Breeding
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365
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