Health wellness of freshwater fish 01 of 10.
Freshwater marble angelfish.
Tropical freshwater angelfish are one of the most popular cichlids found in the hobby today.
Freshwater angelfish are new world cichlids of the genus pterophyllum.
Cuvier 1831 pterophyllum is a small genus of freshwater fish from the family cichlidae known to most aquarists as angelfish.
Domestic freshwater angelfish are the result of many years of selective breeding of various color attributes such as background body color stripes spots marbled color orange and black and even operculum gill cover pigmentation.
Pterophyllum heckel 1840 type species platax scalaris g.
The fins are long and thin with delicate looking webbing and will typically extend past the length of the body.
This fish thrives in flooded forests and dense vegetation which can be replicated in the home aquarium.
3 gold marble super veil freshwater angel fish dime to quarter size.
Freshwater angelfish three medium black s.
Freshwater angelfish scientific classification kingdom.
Live freshwater fish 1 5 zebra lace.
In the wild they inhabit the rivers and streams of the amazon river basin and other tropical regions of south america.
Angelfish do not shy away from people observing them in the tank.
It prefers a well planted tank of at least 30 gallons with soft slightly acidic water.
The marble veil angel is a strain of angelfish that has a black white and yellow marbled pattern.