Freshwater Marble Angelfish

Freshwater angelfish scientific classification kingdom.

Freshwater marble angelfish.

Freshwater angelfish are new world cichlids of the genus pterophyllum. Freshwater angelfish three medium black s. Tropical freshwater angelfish are one of the most popular cichlids found in the hobby today. Pterophyllum heckel 1840 type species platax scalaris g.

Health wellness of freshwater fish 01 of 10. Aquarium owners are drawn to them because of their unique elegant appearance their mild mannered disposition and their inquisitive nature. All pterophyllum species originate from the amazon basin orinoco basin and various rivers in the guiana shield in tropical south america. Angelfish do not shy away from people observing them in the tank.

In the wild they inhabit the rivers and streams of the amazon river basin and other tropical regions of south america. 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. This fish thrives in flooded forests and dense vegetation which can be replicated in the home aquarium. The fins are long and thin with delicate looking webbing and will typically extend past the length of the body.

3 gold marble super veil freshwater angel fish dime to quarter size. Cuvier 1831 pterophyllum is a small genus of freshwater fish from the family cichlidae known to most aquarists as angelfish. The marble veil angel is a strain of angelfish that has a black white and yellow marbled pattern.