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Silver Angelfish
Pterophyllum scalare
Family: Cichlidae
📍 Amazon Basin, South America
The classic wild-type angelfish with a silver body and bold black vertical bars. Its triangular profile and long trailing fins make it a centrepiece fish. Prefers tall tanks with vertical driftwood or broad-leaf plants that mimic Amazonian floodplains. Semi-aggressive during spawning but generally peaceful with similarly sized tank mates.
Keeping this species
- diet
- Omnivore – cichlid pellets, bloodworms, brine shrimp, flake
- lifespan
- 10–12 years
- max size
- 15 cm body; up to 30 cm fin-to-fin height
- tank size
- 30 gallons minimum (taller is better — 18 in+ depth)
- temperament
- Semi-aggressive, especially when breeding
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Water it likes
- ph
- 6.0–7.5
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 3–8 dGH
- temperature
- 75–86°F (24–30°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
77°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jul low, Feb high)