Species photo: Ewout Knoester, CC BY-SA 4.0, via iNaturalist
Centropyge acanthops
$105.00
A tiny African dwarf angel in deep blue with a fiery orange back and yellow tail.
In stock and eating
From our species guide
In plain words: The African flameback angel is a tiny fish, about as long as your finger. Its body is deep blue to purple. A bright orange and yellow stripe runs along its back like a flame, and its tail is yellow.
The African pygmy angel, also called the African flameback, is one of the smallest angelfish and grows to only about 3 inches. This medium fish suits tanks of 55 gallons or more with lots of rock and rubble to hide in and graze. Feed algae-based and meaty foods several times a day. It is reef safe with caution, as it may occasionally nip SPS and polyp corals, and it is best kept as the only dwarf angel.
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