| When you are planning to keep black angelfish, its | | | | plant leaf, or even a flowerpot is advisable and should |
| tank should have a large amount of water quality | | | | be positioned at an angle of about 30 degrees in the |
| because they love to swim around. They also favor | | | | aquarium with moderate water flow. |
| of swimming around with live plants, some algae, | | | | Here are some ways on how you should take care |
| rocks, pebbles and some set up caves. A 30 gallon | | | | for your black angelfish: |
| tank should be big enough to accommodate both | | | | 1. House your black angelfish in a tank that is at least |
| open swimming and plant filled areas. Its Latin name is | | | | 30 gallons. |
| Pterophyllum scalare. With 4 inches size, this angel | | | | 2. Identify your fish correctly as black angelfish to |
| can be found in the Amazon Basin. The fragile fins on | | | | help ensure that you provide proper care. |
| Black Angel Fish have transparent webbing on them. | | | | 3. Properly set up you filter and heater |
| Being calm and graceful, they can adjust well and | | | | 4. Plant some live aquatic plants such as algae |
| easily to other community fish on the aquarium. | | | | 5. Feed your fish with tropical fish flakes |
| The female black angelfish will lay the eggs and the | | | | 6. Provide your black angelfish with some tank mates |
| male angelfish will follow the female angel behind to | | | | such as tetras, plecos, rasboras and guppies. |
| start to fertilize. After just about three days, the | | | | 7. Add aquarium decorations such as rocks and |
| angelfish's eggs will be hatch and the angel fry will | | | | driftwood, but arrange them properly so they could |
| come out. You may start feeding the angel fry some | | | | have enough space to swim in. |
| newly hatched brine shrimp until they are large | | | | Make sure you know and recognize your black |
| enough to accept and feed to crushed flake food. | | | | angelfish well to give the proper care for them. |
| This Angelfish needs on its diet a variety of foods | | | | Usually, black angelfish are ebony in color with some |
| such as vegetables as well as meaty foods. Give | | | | hint or patterns of gray. It has long flowing fins, |
| them with a quality fish flake food as well as live and | | | | disk-shaped body and it can grows up to 6 inches. |
| frozen foods such as brine shrimp and bloodworms. | | | | Tropical fish flake is one of black angelfish's favorites. |
| When you are trying to breed your fish, it is best to | | | | But you can also feed them with some frozen foods |
| house a number of angels in the same aquarium or | | | | such as bloodworms, mosquito larvae, brine shrimp |
| tank until they start pairing. After a pair has | | | | and some black worms. Being omnivores, you can |
| developed, there must be a flat surface where | | | | also give them some veggies on their diets. |
| angelfish can lay their eggs. A piece of slate, a large | | | | |