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Old November 17th, 2008, 01:05 AM
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Black Velvet Angelfish

Family - Pomacanthidae

SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chaetodontoplus Melanosoma

COMMON NAME - Black Velvet Angelfish (Gray Poma)

SIZE - 6.7" (17 cm )

RANGE - Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 55 US Gal (208 L)

FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet, spirulina, marine algae, mysid shrimp, variuos high quality marine meaty food.

AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 8

REEF COMPATIBILITY - May eat soft corals and nip at large polyped stony corals, zoanthids, and clam mantles.

CAPTIVE CARE - Keep with nonaggressive tankmates and plenty of hiding places. Will browse on filamentous algae and diatoms growing on hard surfaces.
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal all glass megaflow
Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 30 yrs
Other Intrests: salt water fish and reef subjects

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