Rock beauty

Three-color Angelfish ( Holacanthus tricolor)

The three-color Angelfish ( Holacanthus tricolor ), also called rock beauty, is a species of the genus Holacanthus from the family of angelfish ( Pomacanthidae ).

Appearance

Three-color angelfish are up to 30 centimeters long. Their body color is yellow in front of the head to the pectoral fin, the tail and the fin edges. The muzzle is black or blue, the middle of the body black, and the fin edges and the mouth region of a bright blue color.

Dissemination

He lives in the tropical western Atlantic from Florida to Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Queen Angel fish live in pairs or all at depths of 1 to 70 meters. They prefer coral and sponge rich regions. In the Caribbean, the three-color Angelfish is the smallest of there occurring angelfish.

Nutrition

The three-color Angelfish is an outspoken food specialist, who lives almost exclusively of certain sponges.

Aquarium maintenance

This species is unsuitable due to their dietary specialization for an aquarium maintenance. After Germany will therefore not be introduced; Experiences of other aquarists show that he lack sponges takes on various invertebrates and opposite aquarium inhabitants is very intolerant.