Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Lemonpeel Angelfish
Centropyge flavissima
Photo: User:Haplochromis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank200 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeWith caution
Full profile
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Origin
- Central Pacific (Polynesia), Micronesia)
- Size
- 12 cm
- Temperature
- 24 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.025
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Water type
- marine
- Swimming level
- low – medium
- Behavior
- semi-aggressive (territorial toward other dwarf angelfish)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 200 L
- Diet
- Omnivore (algae, frozen food)
- Reproduction
- oviparous; protogynous hermaphrodite
- Reef Safe
- ⚠️ Use caution (may bite soft corals and clams)
Notes: Known as the lemon angelfish: bright yellow with blue rings around the eye. It may nibble on soft corals and clams.
