Regal Angelfish
The regal angelfish may nip at large polyped stony corals an occasional soft coral and clam mantles but may be kept with small polyped stony corals and somewhat noxious soft corals.
Regal angelfish. It is one of those species that is highly sought after by more advanced saltwater aquarium keepers. The regal angelfish or royal angelfish pygoplites diacanthus it is found in tropical indo pacific oceans regal angelfish can grow as long as 25 cm. The sex of the regal angelfish cannot be determined by color variations.
The regal angelfish pygoplites diacanthus is also known as the royal angelfish. To entice a regal angelfish to eat use a diet of fresh shrimp and chopped seafood. It will reach around 9 8 in length and is adorned with white and orange stripes edged in blues and blacks.
It can grow as long as 25 cm. This coloration is more prevalent in specimens that are more mature and are at least 4 in. The regal angelfish pygoplites diacanthus or royal angelfish is a species of marine angelfish of the family pomacanthidae and the monotypic genus pygoplites it is found in tropical indo pacific oceans.
The dorsal and anal fins are striped in blue and orange and the rear portion of the dorsal fin is black with blue spots. The regal angelfish can be found throughout the northern and western indian ocean the red sea and the indo pacific ocean. Updated august 5 2019 author.
However color differences do exist between specimens from the red sea and the indian ocean versus those from the indo pacific region. As mentioned the regal angelfish is a difficult fish to care for and keep alive for the long term. Regal angelfish is one of the most wanted in the aquarium with vivid vertical striations of blue white yellow or orange on the body and pelvic fin.
The regal angelfish is one of the smaller varieties of saltwater angelfish growing to be approximately 9 8 inches in length.
