![]() Because they produce a large amount of waste, a strong filtration system and regular water changes is needed for the tank.Īlthough Emperor Angelfish will tolerate pretty much any water flow, they do better in slower moving currents. Plenty of mature live rock, preferably with a lot of sponge growth as a food source, is essential for Emperor Angelfish as is pristine water quality for them to thrive. ![]() The safest corals to keep with this species is bubble corals, disc anemone, hammer corals, star polyps, and small polyped stony corals. If you plan on keeping a pair, increase the tank volume to at least 180 gallons.Īlthough Pomacanthus imperator are known to feed on soft and stony corals and nip at clam mantles, they are less likely to consume SPS corals and will often ignore many corals entirely. Juvenile Emperor Angelfish should be housed in a large stable mature reef aquarium of at least 125 gallon capacity with plenty of live rockwith algae and sponge growth for them to graze upon and arranged into overhangs, caves, and large crevices for them to hide amongst. Juvenile French angelfish (Holacanthus paru) and gray angelfish (Holacanthus arcuatus) have bright yellow body bars on a black body background. Sub Adult Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)Īre sometimes misidentified as juvenile queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) and blue angelfish (Holacanthus bermudensis) which have bright blue body bars.
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