Cortez Angelfish Juvenile (Pomacanthus zonipectus)
This is a marine (saltwater) fish and cannot be kept in a freshwater evironment! Please read full description.
Care level: Beginner
Temp: 24-28°C
PH: 8.1-8.4
Approximate purchase size: S
Diet: Omnivore
Compatibility: Reef with Caution
Tropical eastern Pacific, form the Gulf of California south to Peru, the Galápagos and mexican Revilla Gigedos Islands. Occurs in rocky and coral habitats at depths between 5 and 30m. The Cortez angelfish either lives singly, in pairs and may also form aggregations. Adults are dark in appearance and have a large yellow area reaching from the forehead to the breast. There is a broad sickle-shaped body stripe behind the pectoral fins. Juveniles are very similarly patterned to juveniles of Pomacanthus semicirculatus, but the semicircular lines of this species are yellow rather than white as in juvenile P.paru and P.arcuatus from the western Atlantic. Length to 45cm.
Like most marine fish, we class this species as moderate care level. The aquarium should be stable with plenty of rock work to browse and hide in. Due to the large size of this fish they require a large aquarium and should never be housed with other Angelfish.
Some have seen success keeping these fish in a reef set up, but it may eat certain stony and soft corals, as well as other sessile invertebrates.
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