Swallowtail Angel
The swallowtail angelfish is naturally a planktivore and often browses on diatoms and filamentous algae.
Swallowtail angel. One of the more brightly colored of its genus they excellent for the home aquarium. At home they will do well on a varied diet including diatom and filamentous algae as well as meaty treats such as fresh chopped shrimp frozen brine shrimp and. This species is one of the most durable members of the genus.
Black markings are discovered behind and above. In the aquarium trade the swallowtail angelfish is considered a difficult shipper. Because of its size and constant roaming nature the minimum aquarium size suggested for this fish is at least 125 gallons.
Also at cocos keeling islands and christmas island in the eastern indian ocean. Adults of this species are often found in male female pairs or in harems with a small aggregation of females and. The male is a pale yellow with multiple thin dark vertical stripes.
Japanese swallowtail angelfish have a white and yellowish dusky brown higher body with decrease body turning into white. Females feature a snow white body with a bright yellow splash on its back and a black stripe on the top and bottom of the. Very few fish show sexual dimorphism out of those few the japanese swallowtail angel genicanthus melanospilos is one of them.
Rowley shoals western australia and the far northern great barrier reef and reefs in the corals sea to channel reef off cairns queensland. Among the best of their family for a reef aquarium the genicanthus swallowtail angelfishes are elegant fishes that put on a constant daytime show actively hunting with other planktivores in the water column. The swallowtail angelfish is a mid water column fish meaning that in the wild it does not.
The female is yellow dorsally and light blue ventrally. But if you can find a healthy specimen it settles into aquarium life rather quickly. Elsewhere the species is.
In the wild the swallowtail angelfish is a planktivore which means they dine on plankton plucked from the water column but they are like most saltwater angelfish omnivores. The swallowtail angelfish genicanthus melanospilos is also known as the blackspot swallowtail angelfish and the blackspot lyretail angelfish. This species is sexually dimorphic women and men have totally different colors.
Swallowtail angelfish genicanthus melanospilos bleeker 1857 more info. The beautiful japanese swallowtail angelfish is one of the few truly reef tank safe angelfish as it does not bother corals or other invertebrates. The swallowtail angelfish is one of the few angelfish to exhibit dramatic sexual dimorphism.
Males feature a silver white body with black vertical stripes across its body up to is head with yellow and blue markings on its forked tail.
