Blue Fin Angel
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Scientific Name: Centropyge multispinis Price: Upon Request Origin: Sri Lanka Family: Pomacanthidae NOT AVAILABLE NOW |
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Other Names: Bluefin Angelfish, Dusky Angelfish*, Dusky Cherub, Manyspined Angelfish, Multi-spined Angelfish, Black Angelfish. |
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Technical Info
Temperature: 22 - 26 ℃
pH: 8.1 - 8.4
GH: 8 - 12
SG: 1.020 - 1.025
Max size: 14 cm
Min Tank size: 120 Ltr
Position in Aqua: Top swimmer
Description
It is a blackish-blue "dusky" color, with lighter blue marbling on the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins; and a thin, sapphire-blue outline on the anal and caudal fins.
Food
The diet of the Blue Fin Angel should include Spirulina, marine algae, high-quality angelfish preparations, mysis or frozen shrimp, and other meaty fare.
Breeding
It is hermaphroditic, very difficult to breed in an aquarium, and has no distinguishable differences in color between male to female.
Compatible with
Suitable tankmates for most of these angels would be community fish like tangs, clownfish, damsels, gobies, blennies, butterflies and similar fish. More shy and passive angels can be kept with smaller, more docile tankmates. Angels should not be kept with other angels in the home aquarium to avoid territorial conflicts. Occasionally, two angels may tolerate one another in a very large aquarium if they have very different coloration and appearance, but is not typical.
Note
The smaller the environment, the more aggressive the Bluefin Angelfish will be. Not a good reef dweller, the Bluefin Angelfish is prone to nip at sessile invertebrates.