Bicolor Angelfish (Centropyge bicolor)

 TANK STATS
Minimum Tank Size: 70 gallons
Care Level: Mid Level
Temperament: Semi-aggressive
Coral Safe: Caution
Invertebrate Safe: Caution
Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025
Max. Size: 6''
Color Form: Blue, Yellow
Diet: Herbivore Flake / Pellet
Origin:Fiji, Indonesia, Vanuatu
Family: Pomacanthidae


Bicolor Angelfish Description:

This fish has often been remarked as one of the most beautiful of the dwarf or pygmy angelfish, the Bicolor Angelfish, also sometimes known as the Two-colored Angelfish or Oriole Angelfish, is vibrant yellow on the anterior half of its body and a deep blue on the posterior half. A splash of deep blue extends upward vertically from the eye to the top of the head and the tail is yellow.

A minimum of a 70 gallon tank with lots of hiding places and live rock for grazing will offer an environment in which to thrive. Not a good reef dweller, the Bicolor Angelfish is prone to nip at stony and soft corals (sessile invertebrates) and clam mantles.

It is hermaphroditic, very difficult to breed in an aquarium, and has no distinguishable differences in color between male to female. The Bicolor Angelfish requires a diet of Spirulina, marine algae, high-quality angelfish preparations, and mysis or frozen shrimp.