Pygmy (Cherub) Angelfish
Snapshot: This is a dazzling sapphire-blue beauty with fiery orange highlights.
Other tidbits: Can grow up to 8cm or so. Distributed throughout the waters of Japan, The Mexican Golf, and Indonesia.
Bare bones must know: Live-rock fish-only system, fish-only system or reef aquarium with care. Mature and well established aquarium needed.
Aquarium set-up: To help tame their feisty spirit, make sure they’ve got room to groove – prime aquarium real estate, filled with plenty of hideouts and rockwork (think underwater jungle gym). These little rebels love to graze, so keep those rocks loaded with microalgae. And yes, they do need some alone time, especially when they're the new kid on the reef, so give them places to duck out of sight and decompress. Maintain an aquatic utopia by nailing the basics: rock-solid water quality with top-notch filtration and routine partial water changes.
Feeding: Angelfish are omnivorous champs. Keep 'em happy with a smorgasbord of high-quality marine flakes, nutrient-rich algae like nori, live treats, and frozen crustaceans like brine or mysis shrimp, and top-notch frozen blends.
AQT note: All our fish feast on a diet of seaweed, marine pellets, flakes and frozen treats under our care. Keep the feast going in your tank!