Freshwater Marble Angelfish

Freshwater angelfish are new world cichlids of the genus pterophyllum.

Freshwater marble angelfish.

The marble veil angel is a strain of angelfish that has a black white and yellow marbled pattern. In the wild they inhabit the rivers and streams of the amazon river basin and other tropical regions of south america. Aquarium owners are drawn to them because of their unique elegant appearance their mild mannered disposition and their inquisitive nature. 3 gold marble super veil freshwater angel fish dime to quarter size.

Domestic freshwater angelfish are the result of many years of selective breeding of various color attributes such as background body color stripes spots marbled color orange and black and even operculum gill cover pigmentation. Freshwater angelfish three medium black s. Live freshwater fish 1 5 zebra lace. It prefers a well planted tank of at least 30 gallons with soft slightly acidic water.

6 gold marble super veil freshwater angelfish. Angelfish do not shy away from people observing them in the tank. Cuvier 1831 pterophyllum is a small genus of freshwater fish from the family cichlidae known to most aquarists as angelfish. The fins are long and thin with delicate looking webbing and will typically extend past the length of the body.

Tropical freshwater angelfish are one of the most popular cichlids found in the hobby today. This fish thrives in flooded forests and dense vegetation which can be replicated in the home aquarium. All pterophyllum species originate from the amazon basin orinoco basin and various rivers in the guiana shield in tropical south america.