Saltwater
French angelfish
Pomacanthus paru
Pomacanthidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 41.1 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,566 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, and 29 more countries.
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Pomacanthus paru
MikoljiSep 12, 2009
More about the species
Description
Common in shallow reefs. Usually in pairs, often near sea fans. Feed on sponges, algae, bryozoans, zoantharians, gorgonians and tunicates. Oviparous, monogamous. Spawning pairs are strongly territorial, with usually both members vigorously defending their areas against neighboring pairs. Juveniles tend cleaning stations where they service a broad range of clients, including jacks, snappers, morays, grunts, surgeonfishes, and wrasses. At the station the cleaner displays a fluttering swimming and when cleaning it touches the clients with its pelvic fins. Flesh considered good quality; marketed fresh. Has been reared in captivity.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaetodon aureus
- Chaetodon paru
- Pomacanthus aureus
In other languages
- Fransk Ängelfisk
- Fransk kejserfisk
- Angelfish, French angel
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.