Yellow Tail Angel

Latin Name: Apolemichthys Xanthurus

Common Name: Cream angel, Yellow tail angel

Habitat: western Indian Ocean around Mauritius, Sri Lanka and the east coast of India.

Sex: Unknown

Size: 8cm - 15cm

Temperature: 22° - 27°C (72° - 81°F)

Water Chemistry: pH: 7.8 to 8.5, hard - very hard.

Food: All kinds of live, frozen, and prepared foods. A good formula that can be made at home consists of mussels, shrimp, squid, and spinach.

Difficulty: 3 Stars (moderate)

Notes: fairly common angel fish that can be found in singles, pairs and even small groups. all though moderatly hard to keep they adapt well to most if not all frozen foods and are good for community tanks, small reef tanks.

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