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Freshwater Angelfish: Tips For Keeping And Breeding Them
Freshwater Angelfishes are very popular among aquarium owners. They are the best known fish of all the cichlids. Angelfish are can be found in a variety of shapes and colors with as many as 30 different species found in the hobby today. They are very hardy and easy to care for. A breeding pair will readily spawn with little to no effort on the part of the aquarium owner.
Visit BreedingAngelfish.info to find great tips on keeping and breeding freshwater Angelfish.
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Keeping Healthy Angelfish
Optimal tank conditions is water with a temperature ranging from 72-79 degrees and pH range of 6.8-7.5. The tank should be no smaller than 20 gallons and should be tall enough to allow plenty of space for the long fins of Angelfish.
When water is kept clean and optimal with regular water changes, angelfish will be healthy and add their own unique beauty to any aquarium.
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Freshwater Angelfish on Wikipedia
Pterophyllum is a small genus of freshwater fish from the family Cichlidae known to most aquarists as "Angelfish". All Pterophyllum species originate from the Amazon River basin in tropical South America. The three species of Pterophyllum are unusually shaped for cichlids being greatly laterally compressed, with round bodies and elongated triangular-shaped dorsal and anal fins. This body shape allows them to hide among roots and plants, often on a vertical surface. Naturally occurring angelfish are frequently striped longitudinally, colouration which provides additional camouflage. Angelfish are ambush predators and prey on small fish and macroinvertebrates. All Pterophyllum species form monogamous pairs. Eggs are generally laid on a submerged log or a flattened leaf. As is the case for other cichlids, brood care is highly developed.
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beachbum_gabby
thanks for the lovely lens and for the very interesting world of angelfish. Posted April 28, 2008 |
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EliteClubs
This lens is great, very informative, thank you. Posted April 17, 2008 |
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Aika
very informative lens, great source of infos for fish lovers. Posted February 11, 2008 |
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thomasz
Nice lens. Great info. Fishes are so agile. Posted February 06, 2008 |
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Barkely
I used to raise angelfish when I was growing up. They're still my absolute favorite fish. Posted February 05, 2008 |
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Penycat
Whoot! You've got one of my angelfish videos on your links:) Sorry, just had to post, makes me happy and thank you! (mine is the 5 week old one) You've got good advice here, I'm glad I found your site! Posted February 02, 2008 |
