Saltwater
Orange angelfish
Centropyge fisheri
Pomacanthidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 8.4 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 23 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, France, French Polynesia, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, and 12 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Benthopelagic species found in reefs; in coral bottoms of channels and over reef slopes; also in areas with rubble bottom. Often in small loose groups on inner reefs in low patches of brittle corals and coralline algae mix that is shared by damselfishes and small wrasses. Herbivorous. Occasionally exported through the aquarium trade.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Centropyge caudoxanthorus
- Centropyge flavicauda
- Holacanthus fisheri
In other languages
- Hvidhalet dværgkejserfisk, Orange dværgkejserfisk
- Damsel angelfish, Fisher's angel, Fisher's angelfish, Fisher's pygmy angelfish, Hawaiian flame angelfish, White-tail angelfish, White-tailed pygmy angelfish, Whitetail angelfish, Yellowtail angelfish
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.