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Angelfish

Photo by: Hoher Segelflosser

Angelfish are beautiful and very popular because of it.  It’s not just their beauty that attracts many to this fish, however.  Angelfish are easy to breed, have great personalities, and are fun to watch.

Angelfish Names:

  • Common: Angelfish
  • Scientific: Pterophyllum Scalare
  • Varieties: Zebra, Gold, Silver, Chocolate, Halfblack, Black Lace, Sunset Blushing, Blue blushing, Koi, Smokey, Leopard, Ghost, Albino, Marble, Pearlscale, Gold Marble, Black Ghost

Angelfish General Info:

  • Care Level: Easy 
  • Origin: South America
  • Max Size: 6in (15cm) long - 12″ (30cm) tall
  • Life Span: Up to 10 yrs
  • General Temperament: Peaceful
  • Minimum Tank Size: 29 Gallon - Prefer tall tanks because of shape
  • Tank Region: Middle
  • Preferred Food: Flakes, Pellets, Freeze Dried, Live
  • Family: Cichlids
  • Ideal Tank Mates: Larger Tetras, Mollies, Plecostomus, Platies, Gouramis, Rainbows, Clown Loaches, Bala Sharks
  • Schooling: 3+ ideal

Angelfish Water Ideals:

  • pH: 6-7.5
  • Temp: 75°F-84°F (23°C-29°C)
  • Hardness: 5-15dH

Angelfish Breeding:

  • Ideal pH: 7+
  • Ideal Temp: 80+
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Gender Differences: No visible differences

What’s your experience with Angelfish?  We’d all love to hear from you.

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9 responses so far ↓

  • 1 tashalynn // Feb 24, 2008 at 10:20 am

    my angelfish would eat out of my hand. I miss him.

  • 2 paul // Mar 9, 2008 at 9:43 am

    my kio angel has grown big in no time i hope he or she dont get mutch bigger or i will have to get rid. I have got anouther one that is not growing half as fast no idea why . Looks healthy though .

  • 3 tashalynn // Mar 9, 2008 at 10:18 am

    once I get my stuff moved this week. I may be able to get more fish. I would like to, my family has to take care of my pets when I am out flying. Sometimes I want more fish and sometimes I don’t cause I cannot be there all the time with them. The landlord at my crashpad where I am based just set up a cichlid tank I help take care of.

  • 4 John // Mar 13, 2008 at 8:00 am

    I cannot wait to grt some angel fish as soon as possible.

  • 5 Chantel // Mar 20, 2008 at 6:45 am

    I think my Angel is bitting my other fish. HELP!!!! Why is this happening?

  • 6 lis // Mar 20, 2008 at 7:52 am

    does anyone know why my angel fishes ventral fins have split in to two

  • 7 Eric // Mar 20, 2008 at 8:36 pm

    Hi Chantel,
    Do you have a 3 or more Angels? Being schooling fish, they are better off kept with 3+. This way they fight for rank with one another and usually leave other fish alone.

  • 8 Eric // Mar 20, 2008 at 8:37 pm

    Hello Lis,
    Could be from fin nipping by tank mates.

  • 9 lis // Mar 28, 2008 at 6:56 pm

    hi eric thanks for getting back to me ,
    the tank is a breeding tank full of agnels only and there is about 3/4 with this problem, its not so much split but looks like from halfway down they have growen another ( bizzarr i know ) someone suggested it may be that they have been bread within familey brother with sister, i bought them as youngsters i dont know if this has happened ?
    thanks for your input though nice to know someone out there in cyberspace cares :-)

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