Yellowbar Angelfish

[edit] Overview

This magnificent Red Sea angelfish is a real winner, a true presence in any aquarium and regarded by many as “bulletproof” — impervious to variations in its captive environment. It is a personable aquarium inhabitant and exhibits stunning colors, but demands a larger system to accommodate its adult size.

[edit] Feeding

Omnivore. Feed meaty and algae-based foods several times a day. It will benefit from the presence of some live algae for grazing.

[edit] Aquarium Compatibility

This lovely fish will spend most of its time cruising about the aquarium. It often becomes the dominant specimen in a tank, but not at the expense of smaller tankmates. Captive-raised specimens are sometimes available and highly recommended.

[edit] Breeding/Propagation

Egg scatterers that produce pelagic eggs, often in midwater mating rituals. Both eggs and larvae that drift with plankton in the water column and settle back onto a reef at about the time of metamorphosis. These are among the most challenging types of marine fishes to propagate in captivity.

[edit] Notes

Keep only one per tank, as they are likely to quarrel in most home aquariums. Juveniles will attack each other and ­similarly colored members of the family. This fish will not typically throw its weight around unless its tankmates are close relatives or they are added to a crowded tank after the angel has been in the ­aquarium for some time.

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