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Blue-girdled Angelfish

Family: Pomacanthidae

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Pomacanthus navarchus Photo © Animal-World: Courtesy Greg Rothschild

   This Blue-girdled Angelfish is one beautiful fish!

  The angelfish in the genera Pomacanthus are the most exotic of all the saltwater angelfish. The Blue-girdled Angelfish is no exception!

For more Information on keeping this fish see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Marine Aquarium

Maintenance:
   It is important that you feed angelfish all kinds of live, frozen, and prepared formula foods. Best to feed small amounts several times a day. A good formula that can be made at home consists of mussels, shrimp, squid, and spinach.

Habitat: Natural geographic location:
   The Blue-girdled Angelfish is common in New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef. Their range includes Western Australia and the entire Indo-Australian Archipelago.  They frequent protected lagoons and drop of areas that have heavy coral growth at depths of 3-30 meters (10 - 100 ft.) deep.

Foods:
   See 'maintenance' above.

Social Behaviors:
   Spent most of their time alone in the wild.

Sexual differences:
   Unknown.

Blue-girdled Angelfish Photo © Animal-World

Light: Recommended light levels:
   No special requirements.

Breeding/Reproduction:
   Not accomplished in captivity. See Breeding Marine Fish page for a description of how they reproduce in the wild.

Temperature:
   No special requirements. Normal temperatures for marine fish lie between 75 and 79 degrees.

Length/Diameter of fish:
   Blue-girdled Angelfish adults can grow to 25.5 cm (10 inches).

Minimum Tank Length/Size:
   A minimum 60 gallon aquarium is recommended.

Water Movement: Weak, Moderate, Strong
   No special requirements.

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Water Region: Top, Middle, Bottom
   Generally found on the bottom in the ocean, in the aquarium they will go anywhere.

Availability:
   This fish is available from time to time.

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Hey, I have just received a blue girdled angelfish and I have had it for a few days but it's not very active within the tank and it came with a small white spot on its forhead. I woke up today and it had spread right across the top of its head, do you know how to fix this and what it is... Corey Crotty 2009-09-23
I have had this fish in my 6' reef tank for about a year. I have never had a problem with him. I also have a Queen Angel, Golden Angel, Emperor Angel, Powder Blue Tang, Blonde Naso Tang, Purple Tang, and a bunch of Gobys and Firefish. The fish nip at the corals once in a while but does not affect the growth. I have to cut and sell corals on occassion. I have SPS stony and LPS corals, leathers, mushrooms, many Zoes, and more growing out of the live rock. The fish get along great together. The oldest fish, a maroon clown, is over 8 years old. The Golden Angel was shy for awhile, about a month, but can be seen swimming in the open quite often now. harry 2008-02-07
Not hardy. Prone to parasites. Only Angelfish that I can not get to thrive in my care, and Ive owned many Angels for years. Ryan 2007-07-21
A fish that lives by its name; a truly MAJESTIC fish! It will never fail to amaze you. Jigs 2007-05-02

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