Angelfish Facts Review

There are about 100 different species of angelfish living waters of the southern hemisphere. There are two main types of angelfish, those in the freshwater rivers in South America (freshwater angelfish) and angel fish that inhabit the salty waters of the ocean (marine angel fish) live.

The freshwater angelfish has a triangular shape and is usually only grow a few centimeters long. The marine angelfish, up to 12 inches (the same length as a great ruler) and usually have very colorful markings grow but exact colors depend on the species of angelfish.

Both freshwater angelfish and ocean angelfish are known to relatively difficult to keep your fish in the aquarium budget, since both types of angelfish very specific water conditions required. Angelfish are very vulnerable to changes in water, such as salinity and pH, and often die if the changes are too drastic.

Although their names are the same, angelfish freshwater and ocean fish angel is not believed to be closely related. The freshwater angelfish is a tropical species of cichlids, with cichlids in certain lakes in Africa. Marine angelfish are probably the most closely related to the butterfly fish.

Freshwater Angelfish originate from the Amazon basin and drain in the rivers. Freshwater Angelfish inhabit the waters are cleaner and prefer temperatures between 25 and 30 degrees Celsius.

Angelfish freshwater was between 100 and 1000 eggs, which hatch in a few days. Freshwater Angelfish tend to lay their eggs on a flat sheet or a log submerged. Barnacle baby (known as fry) eggs remain attached for another week and feed on the remaining yolk in the egg sac. If they are bigger than a week old, angelfish resolve their eggs and fry are free swimming. It is at this stage that the baby will start angelfish feeding nutrients in the water and on plants.

The triangular shape of the freshwater angelfish, angelfish means, easily able to hide among aquatic plants in water. Freshwater angelfish wild has very distinctive dark stripes running through their bodies vertically to the freshwater angelfish able to make the environment \ 's. Breeding freshwater fish generally angel for life and often found that if one parent dies angelfish, fish remaining mother has no interest in breeding.

Food freshwater angelfish in smaller particles and invertebrates in their natural habitat and food of food found in the water fish. The freshwater angelfish is hunted by larger fish, birds and marine mammals.

Marine angel fish are usually in the shallow reefs at depths of 50 meters. Marina Angelfish reported to be almost without fear, and warned to be inquisitive and curious divers. Some species of marine angelfish are solitary by nature, where other types of angelfish are territorial breeding pairs or groups. Angelfish groups generally have a male and a number of females.

Unlike the freshwater angelfish, angelfish was his small marina eggs directly into the water. Eggs angelfish swimming in the sea, always mixed in the plankton until they hatch. Unfortunately, a large number of marine angelfish eggs are eaten by mistake of the many animals that feed on plankton in the water.

Marine angelfish are best known for bright colors and designs on their bodies. Marina Angelfish vary in color and size depending on the species of marine angelfish, although it is known that the patterns and colors of angel how marine fish are changing drastically. It is believed that these color changes indicate the position of marine fish, angel fish in the ocean social hierarchy.

Marina Angelfish graze on algae on coral reefs and rocks are also eating fish and crustaceans such as shrimp and small shrimp species smaller. Adults marine angel fish are hunted by sharks, marine mammals and humans, but the young and smaller marine angelfish are eaten by many species, both in water and on the basis of the country (like birds).

Angelfish Facts

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Siluriformes

Family: Pomacanthidae

Common Name: Angelfish

Scientific name: Pomacanthidae

Origin: Southern Hemisphere

Diet: Omnivorous

Size (L): 7 cm - 30 cm (3 inches - 12 inches)

Water type: fresh, salt

Optimal pH level: 06.05 to 07.02

Lifespan: 8 - 15 years

Conservation Status: Threatened

Color: Black, white, yellow, orange, purple, silver, blue, green

Skin type: Scales

Food: fish

Habitat: rivers and coral reefs

Average clutch size: 500

Main prey: fish, algae, plankton

Predators: fish, birds, sharks, mammals

Special features: markers of body shape and colorful