| What is the first thing which comes in to your mind | | | | silver color on the body is not a silver patch but it is |
| when you hear the word, Angel? A white color figure | | | | a patch where the black color lightens. Depending |
| with a magic stick, spelling magic and leaving smiles | | | | upon the color pattern we can differentiate the |
| on every face, is what that you get in your mind. But | | | | angelfishes into wide varieties. Angelfish of D/+, D/g, |
| ever heard of a black colored angel, must be | | | | and D/D variety have stripes on their bodies. D/+ is a |
| sounding crazy. But yes, black colored angels do exist | | | | look somewhat with black laces on it and the stripes |
| on this earth. You must be thinking that where such | | | | are somewhat in the embossed form. D/+ resembles |
| creatures live, no, not in heaven, they live in your | | | | Hybrid Black (D/g) the only difference is of darkness. |
| aquariums. Puzzled!! Well, let's divulge this mystery; | | | | Double Dark Black (D/D) is very dark in color and |
| the black angel is none other than the Black Angelfish. | | | | sometimes the stripes are difficult to make out. |
| Lovable, popular, fragile, graceful and what not, the | | | | Well, the other variety of Black Angelfish is |
| black angelfish are most notable amongst fish lovers. | | | | stripe-less. For this feature the experts say, the |
| As the name enunciates, Black angelfish are black in | | | | absence of stripes is due to stripe-less gene (S). |
| color with silvery patches running all over the disc | | | | Black Angelfish also need special care. Do remember |
| shaped body. Their normal body size is 4 inches and | | | | to use a 30 gallon tank with lots of natural things |
| they have fragile and long fins on both the sides. | | | | such as pebbles and live plants such as broad leaf |
| Black angelfish look very attractive swimming and as | | | | aquarium plants to give it a homely environment. You |
| they are community fish, they are very friendly and | | | | can also put driftwood and rocks. The tank should |
| can be kept with fish of other communities in | | | | always be wiped with damp cloth soaked in hot |
| aquarium. These fish hail from Amazon region of | | | | water. The water temperature should be maintained |
| South America and normally dwell in swamps or | | | | at room temperature of approximately 75º to 82º |
| flooded regions with thick aquatic life and dense | | | | F. A dim light should be used otherwise a brighter |
| vegetation. | | | | once disturbs them. Sufficient hiding place should be |
| Talking about the beauty of these black angels, no | | | | given to them. Black Angelfish like to feast on tropical |
| matter big or small but every black angelfish has | | | | fish flakes, bloodworms, shrimps and black worms. |
| stripes on its body. In some cases, the angelfish are | | | | Hope you have got well acquainted with these |
| so dark that it gets difficult to spot them. An | | | | mysterious little black angels playing around you. |
| angelfish can never be pure black in color, actually the | | | | |