Flagfin Angelfish, Threespot Angelfish / Apolemichthys Trimaculatus

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Flagfin Angelfish, Threespot Angelfish / Apolemichthys Trimaculatus

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SCIENTIFIC NAME - Apolemichthys Trimaculatus

COMMON NAME - Flagfin Angelfish (Threespot Angelfish)

SIZE 9.8" (25 cm )

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 75 US Gal. (284 L)

FOODS AND FEEDING - Sponge containing frozen Angelfish rations, vitamin enriched Brine shrimp and Mysid shrimp, frozen preparations for herbivores and marine algae. Feed minimum of 3 times a day.

REEF COMPATIBILITY - May nip at sessile invertebrates, stony and soft corals, clam mantles.

CAPTIVE CARE - Difficult to feed (sponge eater). Does not adapt to aquarium life well, May fight with close relatives, not overly aggressive, best kept in a reef tank where it can dine on the reef fare, only one per tank, plenty of hiding places will enhance adaptability.
 

WHAT PART OF LIVING WITH A REEF TOOK YOU BY SURPRISE?

  • How much space the supplies and equipment take up

    Votes: 10 41.7%
  • Salt creep, spills, and cleanup outside the tank

    Votes: 3 12.5%
  • Planning trips or finding someone to care for the reef

    Votes: 7 29.2%
  • How attached I’d get to individual animals

    Votes: 2 8.3%
  • Making decisions when there’s no clear right answer

    Votes: 5 20.8%
  • How much the reef affects everyday household life

    Votes: 6 25.0%
  • Nothing in particular, I felt well prepared

    Votes: 1 4.2%
  • Other (Post in the comments)

    Votes: 1 4.2%
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