Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Yellow-tailed Angel
Apolemichthys xanthurus
Photo: This photo has been taken by Matthieu Sontag (User:Mirgolth) and released under the licenses stated below. You are free · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank300 l
- Adult size15 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeNo
Full profile
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Origin
- Indian Ocean
- Size
- 15 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
- 300 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ❌ No
Notes: Gray body with dark scales and a yellow tail. Hardy for a medium-sized angelfish.
