Japanese Swallowtail Angelfish Female

The female is yellow dorsally and light blue ventrally. Males are gorgeous with irregular vertical bars on the upper body mask like yellow markings on the head and face which extend into a stripe on the mid body and yellow spots on the dorsal and tail fins. In the wild the swallowtail angelfish prefers a stronger current so keep that in mind when planning your setup.

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Female japanese swallowtail angelfish have a white and yellowish dusky brown upper body with lower body becoming white.

Japanese swallowtail angelfish female. Swallowtail angelfish description this species is sexually dimorphic women and men have totally different colors. One of the more brightly colored of its genus the swallowtail angelfish is an excellent species to have in the home aquarium. Semifasciatus female the japanese swallowtail angelfish is a true beauty to behold.

Generally peaceful but male swallowtail angelfishes and larger females may chase small docile planktivores such as anthias fairy wrasses fairy wrasses chromis damselfishes and fire gobies. Safe with stony and soft corals and tridacna clams although there are reports of xenia and anthelia corals being nibbled. The base of the caudal fin and caudal lobes are black.

The swallowtail angelfish is one of the few angelfish to exhibit dramatic sexual dimorphism. Top care facts for the japanese swallow genicanthus melanospilos care level. The average size for the swallowtail angelfish is about 7 inches which means it s suitable for smaller aquariums of around 100 gallons but 135 gallons is better if you re planning on keeping a male with several females.

Japanese swallowtail angel for sale 4less. This fish is also called a blackspot angelfish because of the black spot located on the male s breast. Japanese swallowtail angelfish have a white and yellowish dusky brown higher body with decrease body turning into white.

Swallowtail angelfish genicanthus melanospilos with a highly flared tail the swallowtail angelfish is also referred to as the blackspot angelfish blackspot lyretail angelfish and spotbreast angelfish. Blackspot angelfish spotbreast angelfish japanese swallowtail angelfish description. Black markings are found behind and above the eyes with a black area on the front of the gill cover.

The female is yellow dorsally and light blue ventrally. The caudal fin is marine blue highlighted by a dark blue black edging on the top and bottom. The male is marked with a series of vertical red stripes covering the entire pale colored body.

A vertical white stripe is in front of the pectoral fins. Like its cousins the swallowtail angelfish feeds on zooplankton not sponges corals or any other sessile invertebrate.