Flameback Angelfish
While the body is predominately blue there is a broad and bright orange to yellow swatch from the head along the back to the tip of the dorsal fin.
Flameback angelfish. The flameback angelfish also known as the african pygmy angelfish or orangeback angelfish has striking contrasts of blue and orange yellow colors. The caudal fin is yellow and somewhat transparent. This pygmy angel is an adorable fish to have in the tank.
The flameback angel is also known as the flameback pygmy angelfish and is a reef dweller found off the coast of brazil as well as the southern caribbean. These fish have a narrow distribution along the eastern coast of africa which makes them less common in the industry than other dwarf angelfish. African flameback angelfish will readily accept most frozen and prepared foods.
They love to stay close to the rock structure and swim in and out. With a stunning combination of golden yellow and cobalt blue the ora flameback angelfish is an absolute delight to observe in the home aquarium. The african flameback angel centropyge acanthops norman 1922 is extremely popular in the aquarium trade due to its beautiful bold coloration and rarity.
The flameback angelfish or flameback pygmy angelfish centropyge aurantonotus is an omnivorous marine angelfish with blue body and yellow to orange colouration from the face to middle or end of dorsal fin. The flameback hails from the same family as blue faced angelfish emperor angelfish and the majestic angelfish. And so tiny too.
This little african pygmy angelfish is as beautiful as it is uncommon. It is best to feed frozen mysis shrimp and spirulina algae if the african flameback angelfish is not kept in a well established aquarium with live rock.