Marine Fish
Asfur Angelfish
Price: $211.50 USD
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The Asfur Angelfish, also called the Arabian Angelfish or Crescent Angelfish, originates in the Red Sea but is also found in the Indo-Pacific; it has a dark blue/purple body, black face, yellow tail, and a predominant yellow crescent bisecting the body vertically; often confused with Pomacanthus maculosus, the Asfur Angelfish has a bright yellow tail; the coloration of the juvenile differs markedly from the adult. It is a shy fish that does best when not kept with other Asfurs due to territorial behavior; it requires a minimum 150 gallon tank with numerous hiding places and live rock for grazing; it is prone to nip at stony and soft corals and clam mantles, but may be kept with small polyped stony corals and somewhat noxious soft corals; all Angelfish are hermaphroditic; the Asfur is indistinguishable from male to female and very difficult to breed in an aquarium; in a restricted reef environment, it requires a diet of vegetables, meats, and angelfish preparations containing spongif...
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