Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Multi-banded Angelfish
Centropyge multifasciata
Also called: Paracentropyge multifasciata
Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank150 l
- Adult size12 cm
- Difficulty★★★★☆
- TemperamentPeaceful
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- 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
- peaceful (shy)
- Minimum number of individuals
- 1
- Minimum aquarium size
- 150 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: White with vertical black stripes and yellow fins. Very shy; one of the dwarf angelfish species that is most gentle toward corals.
