FAMILY - Promacanthidae
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pomacanthus Sextriatus
COMMON NAME - Six banded Angelfish
SIZE - 18.1" (46 cm)
RANGE - Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 180 US Gal. (681 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet, spirulina, marine algae, mysid and frozen shrimp, high quality marine angelfish preparations. Feed a min. of 3 times a day
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will nip at sessile invertebrates, stony and soft corals, clam mantles.
CAPTIVE CARE - Requires a large tank for proper maintenance, can make a grunting sound, long lived over 21 years in captivity. Provide with appropriate hiding places.
SCIENTIFIC NAME - Pomacanthus Sextriatus
COMMON NAME - Six banded Angelfish
SIZE - 18.1" (46 cm)
RANGE - Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific
MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 180 US Gal. (681 L)
FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet, spirulina, marine algae, mysid and frozen shrimp, high quality marine angelfish preparations. Feed a min. of 3 times a day
AQUARIUM SUITABILITY - 6
REEF COMPATIBILITY - Will nip at sessile invertebrates, stony and soft corals, clam mantles.
CAPTIVE CARE - Requires a large tank for proper maintenance, can make a grunting sound, long lived over 21 years in captivity. Provide with appropriate hiding places.
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