Marbled Angelfish Care Guide
Pterophyllum scalare
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Bioload Score
5000
Semi-AggressiveModerate
- Max Size
- 15 cm / 5.9"
- Temperature
- 24–30°C (75–86°F)
- pH Range
- 6 – 7.5
- Min Tank Size
- 200L (53 gal)
- Min Group Size
- 5 fish
- Tank Level
- Bottom-Mid
- Origin
- South America
- Temperament
- Semi-Aggressive
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Breeding Difficulty
- Moderate
Diet
Omnivorous, accepting quality pellets and flakes alongside frozen or live foods such as bloodworms, brine shrimp and daphnia.
Community Compatibility
Suitable tankmates include larger peaceful tetras, adult Corydoras, peaceful gouramis and other non-fin-nipping South American community fish.
Good to Know
Marbled Angelfish are a naturally occurring colour variety of Pterophyllum scalare, displaying irregular black marbling over a silver, gold or smoky body.
Gender Differences
Males may grow larger and develop a more pronounced forehead, but sex is most reliably identified by the breeding papilla, which is broader and blunter in females during spawning.
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