Angelfish
Angelfish are the most beautiful, and graceful fish alive! They are very calming to the soul.
The scientific name for the freshwater angelfish is quite descriptive. Pterophyllum (ter o fill' um ska lar' e) is derived from the Greek word for "winged leaf" and scalare means "like a flight of stairs" in reference to the dorsal fin. It is a Latin word that can also mean "ladder".
Angelfish are laterally compressed or look like a disc on edge with long fins coming out of the top and bottom and have 2 'feelers' in front of the anal or bottom fin. The tail is vertically oriented and may be from scoop shovel shape to long and relatively narrow depending on the variety.
Their origin is the Amazon region of South America.
Their size is up to 6" in length, the top and bottom fins spanning a greater distance in the Veil varieties.
The ideal Water Quality for Angels is
soft (0.6 to 1.2 dH), slightly acid (pH 6.5 to 6.9), successful breedings have occurred in pH 6.8.
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