CAAS Fish Profile for Pterophyllum scalare |
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| Scientific Name: |
| Pterophyllum scalare |
| Common Name: |
| Angelfish |
| Locality: |
| Amazon region of South America |
| Adult Size: |
| 6-10 inches (top to bottom) |
| pH: |
Soft (0.6 to 1.2 dH), slightly acid (pH 6.5 to 6.9) |
| Temperature: |
78-82 |
| Feeding: |
Angelfish can survive on flake food alone, but they will thrive and be much more apt to breed on a greatly varied diet. Live foods such as Adult Brine Shrimp, Black Worms, Mosquito larvae, finely chopped earthworms and Guppy fry are accepted with enthusiasm and should be included regularly. If live food is not available, frozen packages of Blood Worms (Midge Fly larvae), Brine Shrimp and others are available from your favorite pet supply store and are acceptable substitutions for the live food. There are many dried foods available that will suffice too.
Raw beef heart, finely ground, mixed with unflavored gelatin and frozen immediately in small one serving size pieces is a good and economical addition to your Angelfish diet. Be absolutely sure there is no fat in the meat. |
| Tank Decor: |
Live plants |
| Compatibility: |
Angels go the whole range from nice to not so. Blacks (DD) have been known to be very aggressive |
| Breeding: |
Spawn on flat smooth surface.
All info and more here - http://fins.actwin.com/species/angelfish.html |
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