Lemonpeel angelfish

Lemon angelfish ( Centropyge flavissima )

The lemon angelfish ( Centropyge flavissima ) lives in the coral reefs of the tropical Pacific in depths from 1 to 25 meters. It feeds mainly herbivorous algae.

Features

Lemon dwarf angelfish are 14 inches long. They are colored bright yellow, the edges of the unpaired fins, lower lip, a ring around the eyes and the rear edge of the gill cover are blue. Through this blue color, it can be well distinguished from the yellow also Centropyge heraldi. The lemon angelfish is young Chocolate surgeonfish ( Acanthurus pyroferus ) imitated.

Fins formula: Dorsal XIIII/15-16, Anal III/16

Reproduction

The Reproduction of lemon angelfish is well documented by a successful breeding in the aquarium. Like all dwarf angelfish live in harem groups. The males spawn every evening, at dusk, with every adult females from the Haremsguppe. Lemon angelfish are free spawners, females give per Laichakt 200 to 600 eggs. The eggs have a diameter of 0.75 mm and are, that they float in the water, surrounded by a layer of oil. The larvae hatch in the afternoon of the following day. When you slip they are very little developed, they lack functional fins, digestive system, eyes and mouth. On the third day after hatching for the dwarf angelfish relatively large larvae begin to feed. Because of the development of blood vessels they get a reddish color for the next two weeks. After three weeks, the body flattens the sides and the back starts to turn yellow. On the 45th day begins with a length of about twenty millimeters, the metamorphosis, on the flanks of a black spot develops. In the next two weeks, the body yellow, the edge of the black spot, eyes and fin edges are blue is. After 70 days, the color change is almost complete, the black spot disappears after 100 days. In nature, the lemon angelfish Centropyge with eibli and Centropyge crosses vrolikii.