Black Velvet Angelfish, Gray Poma / Chaetodontoplus Melanosoma

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Black Velvet Angelfish, Gray Poma / Chaetodontoplus Melanosoma

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - Chaetodontoplus Melanosoma

COMMON NAME - Black Velvet Angelfish (Gray Poma)

SIZE - 6.7" (17 cm )

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 55 US Gal (208 L)

FOODS AND FEEDING - Varied diet, Spirulina, marine algae, Mysid shrimp, various high quality marine meaty food.

REEF COMPATIBILITY - May eat soft corals and nip at large polyped stony corals, Zoanthids, and clam mantles.

CAPTIVE CARE - Keep with non-aggressive tank mates and plenty of hiding places. Will browse on filamentous algae and diatoms growing on hard surfaces.
 

When to mix up fish meal: When was the last time you tried a different brand of food for your reef?

  • I regularly change the food that I feed to the tank.

    Votes: 38 24.2%
  • I occasionally change the food that I feed to the tank.

    Votes: 53 33.8%
  • I rarely change the food that I feed to the tank.

    Votes: 47 29.9%
  • I never change the food that I feed to the tank.

    Votes: 15 9.6%
  • Other.

    Votes: 4 2.5%

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