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Fish Glossary
| Hawaiian flame angel (Saltwater Fish) | |
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They have magnificent looks and often quite hardy to cope with all types of environments. They are ready to stay with the other members of the family in a tank of 75 gallons. They are quite peaceful by nature and can be easily kept in the reef tanks or the community tanks. They are herbivores and gazers. |
| Pygmy angel (Saltwater Fish) | |
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This species can make ideal pets and they can be kept in small aquariums. Their body is deep blue in color and the face is yellow or orange. The anal and the dorsal fins have borders with electric blue color. They are very active and need a number of caves and hiding places to feel comfortable. |
| Annularis angel (Saltwater Fish) | |
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They are also known as the Blue ring angels. The adult fishes are brown in color with stripes of fluorescent blue. The tails of these fishes are white. They behave in a shy manner when they are introduced in the aquarium. This is the reason why you need to keep adequate hiding places in the aquarium. |
| Chrysurus angels (Saltwater Fish) | |
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These fishes are generally found in the water bodies of Africa. Very few specimens are collected and this is the reason you will not find many of them in the aquariums. Their body is covered with white or sapphire blue stripes. The tail is yellow in color with similar stripes. They like to eat spirulina and other algae. |
| Bali regal angels (Saltwater Fish) | |
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Their body is striated with colors like white, orange, blue etc. The color of the tail is a combination of yellow and blue. This is not easy to maintain this fish in an aquarium as they prefer to stay alone. They will need a tank with at least 100 gallons of volume. They like to eat chopped sea food and shrimps. |
| Scribbled angel (Saltwater Fish) | |
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They are the aquarists’ favorite and are quite easy to maintain. Their body is scribbled and contains large anal and dorsal fins. They are shy by nature and cannot be comfortable with the aggressive fishes. But when they get accustomed with the climate of the aquarium they can also become aggressive. They need huge space to swim around. |
| Majestic angel (Saltwater Fish) | |
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The majestic angel fish is also known as the Blue girdled angels. Their scales are yellow and contain blue margins. They have dark blue bands on their body which covers their face. They ate shy by nature and are quite healthy fishes to be kept in the aquariums. They are not very comfortable with living in the reefs. |
| French angels (Saltwater Fish) | |
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This is one of the most popular angel fishes. Their face has a pale look and dusky blue in color. Their eyes are a combination with white and yellow. The body is colored dark and the scales are circled with yellow. They mainly live on sponges, shrimps, spinach etc. They need moderate care in captivity. |
| Rock beauty angelfish (Saltwater Fish) | |
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They are available in a combination of yellow and black. They have sapphire accents in their eyes. At the juvenile stage the body of the fish is yellow in color and they have a black spot on it. The maximum size that they can attain is 9 inches. The minimum size of the required aquarium is 90 gallons. |
| Asfur angel (Saltwater Fish) | |
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The adult fish is metallic blue in color. But the face is yellow and the tail is black in color. When they are introduced in the aquarium, they are shy and this is the reason why you need to keep a lot of hiding place in the aquarium. After a certain period of time when they will get accustomed with the environment, they will spend more time in the open water. |