The stunning Flame Angelfish is the most popular dwarf angelfish, more popular than even the Coral Beauty Angelfish.
Like the queen angelfish (holacanthus ciliaris), the flame angel is one of those fishes that every wanted or had at one point in the hobby.Its common name is the flame angelfish, so named because it is colored a bright red-orange with vertical black lines down its body. Their dorsal and anal fins are a dark blue/purple.
The flame angel is a little on the high side in terms of price so expect to pay between $40 and $50 US dollars for a specimen. While some may deem it expensive, their price is nothing compared to what they'd pay for rare species like the Japanese pygmy angelfish.
While flame angelfish are commonly thought to come from the waters off Hawaii, they are actually collected around Christmas Island and the Marshall Islands.
As with all members of the genus centropyge this angelfish can be aggressive towards other tank mates. They save their highest levels of hostility for members of the same family.
The flame angelfish should be kept in an aquarium no less than 50 gallons. Larger aquariums like 75 gallons and above are recommended.
They require caves and holes to dart in and out off so ensure your rock scape is set up accordingly.
The flame angelfish may nip on corals in a reef aquarium. This may happen immediately or after a few months. Some hobbyists have had flame angels that never touched a coral for ages, only for them to begin nipping suddenly.
In the wild, dwarf angelfish are all grazers. Like surgeonfish, they scan the rock throughout the day for food. They feed on small crustaceans, algae of various types and sometimes even detritus.
They should be given a balanced diet in a saltwater aquarium. They should be fed a wide range of foods for variety. Feeding them a specific food for too long can be detrimental to their health. Although there have been hobbyists that have fed them new life spectrum for long periods of time with no ill effects. They were all very healthy in fact.
They should be offered a good pellet brand like New Life Spectrum, a balanced frozen food with both meat and algae (Formula two, Mysis Shrimp, Krill) and algae/nori sheets if possible.
The Pygmy Angel Formula by Ocean Nutrition is just about the perfect food for dwarf angels. In an effort to provide a balanced and nutritious diet, a wide variety of ingredients are used such as kelp, shrimp, vitamins and trace minerals, krill, squid, algae and many others. The cubes are frozen after these ingredients have been mixed into it. Unfortunately Pygmy Angel Formula does not come in flake form.
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