Fireball Angel Butterflyfish

Fireball Angel ButterflyfishCentropyge acanthops Care: Beginner Diet: Omnivorous Light: Medium Place of origin: Western Indian Ocean Temperature: Tropical: 23 27 deg C (73 81 deg F) Water Parameters: SG: 1. 020 1. 025, pH: 8. 1 8. 4 Fireball Angel Western Indian Ocean, east Africa from the Aliwal Shoal near Durban to Gulf of aden, Oman, Madagascar, and to the Maldives. Prefers reef and rubble areas with good algae growth where in small loose groups on substrates to depths of at

offer a varied diet including sponge-based angelfish preparations

though many aquarium specimens are usually closer to 10–12 cm

thriving in marine settings with coral

There is a black spot behind the head

Also known as the Flame Angelfish or Flame Dwarf Angel

Algae Blennies are considered reef safe and do not normally nip corals

but settled specimens often become visible during the day in peaceful aquariums

All images are a visual representation of the coral you will receive

Longnose Butterflyfish

Check that the fish is feeding before purchase where possible

known from the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean east to Polynesia and Hawaii in the central Pacific

Small juveniles are readily identified by their shape and colour