Surgeonfish, Angelfish, and Butterflyfish
Duboulay's angelfish
Chaetodontoplus duboulayi
Photo: Michael K. Oliver, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Key facts
- Temperature24–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Minimum tank500 l
- Adult size25 cm
- Difficulty★★★☆☆
- TemperamentSemi-aggressive
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeNo
Full profile
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Origin
- Northern Australia and New Guinea
- Size
- 25 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
- 500 L
- Diet
- omnivore
- Reproduction
- oviparous
- Reef Safe
- ❌ No
Notes: Known as the “scarf angel”: dark blue with a yellow stripe and blue lines. Highly sought after.
