Blue Marble Angelfish Care

Admired for their graceful swimming behavior angelfish make stunning additions to large community aquariums.

Blue marble angelfish care.

The koi angel is a strain of angelfish that has been bred for it s mottled black and white coloration. Possibly the most recognized freshwater fish in the aquarium hobby angelfish belong to the family cichlidae. Wild caught angelfish are silver bodied with black stripes but you can find angels in just about every color as well with the most popular colors being marble black white blue gold silver and koi. My pair of pearlscale blue marble widefin angelfish boötes and ophiuchus spawning on a breeding cone in my 29 gallon.

The fish can be lightly or heavily marbled. Angelfish care sheet graceful. The babies never made it too long for a variety of reasons and i eventually let the pair go. Wild caught angelfish are rare in the aquarium hobby with most fish for sale being captive.

Angelfish can grow up to 6 long from nose to tail and most of an angelfish s growth takes place within the first year of their lives. The marble angel is a strain of angelfish that has a black white and yellow marbled pattern. The fins are long and thin with delicate looking webbing and will typically extend past the length of the body.