Freshwater Marble Angelfish

Freshwater angelfish scientific classification kingdom.

Freshwater marble angelfish. Health wellness of freshwater fish 01 of 10. Tropical freshwater angelfish are one of the most popular cichlids found in the hobby today. Domestic freshwater angelfish are the result of many years of selective breeding of various color attributes such as background body color stripes spots marbled color orange and black and even operculum gill cover pigmentation. Cuvier 1831 pterophyllum is a small genus of freshwater fish from the family cichlidae known to most aquarists as angelfish.

This fish thrives in flooded forests and dense vegetation which can be replicated in the home aquarium. Angelfish do not shy away from people observing them in the tank. Freshwater angelfish three medium black s. All pterophyllum species originate from the amazon basin orinoco basin and various rivers in the guiana shield in tropical south america.

6 gold marble super veil freshwater angelfish. The marble veil angel is a strain of angelfish that has a black white and yellow marbled pattern. Live freshwater fish 1 5 zebra lace. 3 gold marble super veil freshwater angel fish dime to quarter size.

Freshwater angelfish are new world cichlids of the genus pterophyllum. In the wild they inhabit the rivers and streams of the amazon river basin and other tropical regions of south america. Aquarium owners are drawn to them because of their unique elegant appearance their mild mannered disposition and their inquisitive nature.