The Multicolor Pygmy Angelfish(Centropyge multicolor)-2"

Centropyge multicolor

 

The Multicolor Pygmy Angelfish(Centropyge multicolor ) is pale peach-orange to yellow. Black speckles on a background of blue highlight an area just behind the eyes. The dorsal and anal fins are blue-black while the caudal fin is yellow. In bright contrast to its other colors, there is a horizontal swatch of silvery-white from mid-body to the caudal fin.

 

The Multicolor Pygmy Angelfish(Centropyge multicolor) needs a minimum of a 30-gallon tank with lots of hiding places and live rock for grazing on microalgae. It does best in subdued lighting, since in the wild, it is a deep-water swimmer. If the Multicolor Angelfish is to be housed with other dwarf angels, a 75 gallon or larger tank is required. Not a good reef dweller, the Multicolor Angelfish is prone to nip at stony and soft corals (sessile invertebrates) and clam mantles. It is sensitive to copper-based medications.

 

Its diet should include both vegetable and protein foods.