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About Boyle's Angelfish
Boyle's Angelfish is a small, vibrant pomacanthid with a deep blue to dark purple body and striking yellow-orange vertical stripes running along the flanks. The dorsal and anal fins display yellow and blue coloration. Juveniles tend to show more vivid coloration than adults, which may develop darker, more subdued tones over time.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Minimum 70 gallon tank with plenty of hiding places and live rock crevices • Maintain temperature 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, and salinity 1.020-1.025 • Provide a varied omnivorous diet with both prepared foods and small live/frozen items • Can be territorial and semi-aggressive toward conspecifics and smaller fish; house singly or with caution in mixed-species reefs • Requires good water flow and regular water changes (25-30% weekly)
- Difficulty Level
- Moderate - Requires some experience due to specific dietary water or tank requirements. Best suited for intermediate aquarists.
- Reef safety
- Reef Safe with Caution
- Feeding Schedule
- 2-3 times daily
- Diet
- omnivore
- Min tank size
- 70 gallons
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.02-1.025
- Appearance
- Boyle's Angelfish is a small, vibrant pomacanthid with a deep blue to dark purple body and striking yellow-orange vertical stripes running along the flanks. The dorsal and anal fins display yellow and blue coloration. Juveniles tend to show more vivid coloration than adults, which may develop darker, more subdued tones over time.
- Common Health Issues
- Ich, fin rot, bacterial infections
- Care Level
- Moderate
- Family
- Pomacanthidae
- Max Size
- 4.5
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