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Name : Flagfin Angelfish
Species : Angels
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FAMILY - Pomacanthidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Apolemichthys Trimaculatus
COMMON NAME - Flagfin Angelfish (Threespot Angelfish)
SIZE 9.8" (25 cm )
RANGE - Indo Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. (284 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Sponge containing frozen angelfish rations, vitamin enrighed brine shrimp and mysid shrimp, frozen preparations for herbivores and marine algae. Feed min. 3 times a day.
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 4
REEF COMPATIBILITY - May nip at senssile invertebrates, stony and soft corals, clam mantles.
CAPTIVE CARE - Difficult to feed (sponge eater). Does not adapt to aquarium life well, May fight with close relatives, not overly aggressive, best kept in a reef tank where it can dine on the reef fare, only one per tank, plenty of hiding places will enhance adaptability.
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