Saltwater Fish
	Common Name(s) Emperor Angelfish Scientific Name(s) Pomacanthus imperator Family Name Pomacanthidae Water Type Saltwater Description The adult Emperor Angelfish, has a bold, blue body covered with bright yellow horizontal stripes culminating in a bright yellow to orange caudal fin. A blue-black mask covers the eyes and a similarly-colored vertical band extends from the pectoral fin two-thirds of the way up the body. This band is highlighted in a sapphire-blue in front, and bright yellow, caudally. The mouth is white. The juvenile is black with circular white and blue stripes starting at the tail. Although sought after for its colors, in captivity, the adult coloration may not be as striking or brilliant, and the color transition from juvenile to adult, may not be complete. Supplementing the diet with vitamins and color-enhancing foods may help. The Emperor Angelfish requires a 100 gallon or larger tank with live rock for grazing and hiding. It will nip at stony and soft corals and clam mantles, but may be kept with small-polyped stony corals and somewhat noxious soft corals Tank conditions: sg 1.020-1.025, Min. tank size 100 gallons Origin Coral Sea, Indo-Pacific Diet It should be fed a diet of Spirulina, marine algae, high-quality angelfish preparations, mysid or frozen shrimp, and other meaty items. Care Level Moderately Difficult Temperature 72 - 78 (Deg. F.) Preferred Ph 8.2 Kh 0