Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Three-spot Angelfish
Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank400 l
- Adult size26 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeNo
Full profile
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 26 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★★☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 400 L
- Diet
- omnivore (sponges)
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ❌ No
Notes: Yellow with blue lips and a dark spot on the forehead. Requires food delivered via a sponge.
