Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Chaetodontoplus duboulayi (Scribbled Angelfish): Breeding GuideChaetodontoplus duboulayi is an Australasian protogynous angelfish with documented egg size and fecundity. It has been bred commercially but
- Apolemichthys xanthotis (Red Sea Yellowbar Angelfish): Breeding GuideApolemichthys xanthotis is a northwestern Indian Ocean angelfish living in pairs or small groups. As a pelagic-spawning pomacanthid it is no
- Apolemichthys xanthurus (Indian Yellowtail Angelfish): Breeding GuideApolemichthys xanthurus is a western Indian Ocean angelfish living singly or in pairs. As a pelagic-spawning pomacanthid it is not bred in h
- Apolemichthys trimaculatus (Flagfin Angelfish): Breeding GuideApolemichthys trimaculatus is an Indo-Pacific protogynous angelfish that lives in loose harems and spawns pelagically. It is not bred in hom
- Holacanthus limbaughi (Clipperton Angelfish): Breeding GuideHolacanthus limbaughi is a Clipperton Island endemic with poorly known biology. Like its genus it is a pelagic spawner and is not bred in aq
- Holacanthus passer (King Angelfish): Breeding GuideHolacanthus passer is an Eastern Pacific angelfish that spawns daily as monogamous pairs. It was the second Holacanthus bred in captivity, a
- Holacanthus clarionensis (Clarion Angelfish): Breeding GuideHolacanthus clarionensis is a Revillagigedo endemic and one of the few large angelfish bred commercially. Captive rearing succeeded at a spe
- Holacanthus tricolor (Rock Beauty): Breeding GuideHolacanthus tricolor is a Western Atlantic pelagic broadcast spawner that forms monogamous pairs and releases buoyant eggs in open water. It
- Majestic Angel (Pomacanthus navarchus): Breeding GuidePomacanthus navarchus is a Western Pacific angel that spawns pelagic eggs in open water and is not home-bred. It was the first member of its
- Cortez Angel (Pomacanthus zonipectus): Breeding GuidePomacanthus zonipectus is an Eastern Pacific angel of the Gulf of California that pairs to spawn pelagic eggs from midsummer to fall and is
- Yellow Bar Angel (Pomacanthus maculosus): Breeding GuidePomacanthus maculosus is a large Red Sea and Persian Gulf angel that spawns pelagic eggs in open water as pairs and is not home-bred. Its pl
- Half-Moon Angel (Pomacanthus asfur): Breeding GuidePomacanthus asfur is a Red Sea angel that pairs to spawn pelagic eggs in open water and is not home-bred. It has been propagated in Asian ma
- Eared Angel (Pomacanthus chrysurus): Breeding GuidePomacanthus chrysurus is a rarely seen Western Indian Ocean angel that, like its relatives, spawns pelagic eggs in open water and is not hom
- Blue Ring Angel (Pomacanthus annularis): Breeding GuidePomacanthus annularis is a large Indo-Pacific angel that pairs to spawn pelagic eggs in open water and is not home-bred. It has, however, be
- Koran Angel (Pomacanthus semicirculatus): Breeding GuidePomacanthus semicirculatus is a large Indo-Pacific angel that spawns pelagic eggs in the open water column and is not home-bred. Its plankto
- Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus): Breeding GuidePomacanthus arcuatus is a large Western Atlantic angel that lives in monogamous home-ranging pairs and broadcasts pelagic eggs into open ree
- French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru): Breeding GuidePomacanthus paru forms monogamous, strongly territorial pairs that spawn at dusk by rising together and releasing pelagic eggs into open wat
- Blue-faced Angel (Pomacanthus xanthometopon): Breeding GuidePomacanthus xanthometopon is a large, sponge-eating reef angel that spawns pelagic eggs in the open water column and is not bred at home. It
- Zebra Angel (Genicanthus caudovittatus): Breeding GuideGenicanthus caudovittatus is a Red Sea and western Indian Ocean swallowtail angel that lives in male-led harems and pair-spawns pelagic eggs
- Half-banded Angel (Genicanthus semifasciatus): Breeding GuideGenicanthus semifasciatus is a protogynous, harem-forming planktivore whose males arise from females and pair-spawn pelagic eggs into open w
- Genicanthus bellus (Bellus Angel) Breeding GuideGenicanthus bellus is a deep-water, reef-safe swallowtail angel that has been captive-bred commercially. Spawning is achievable, but larval
- Genicanthus melanospilos (Spot-Breasted Angel) Breeding GuideGenicanthus melanospilos is a reef-safe swallowtail angel with striking sexual dichromatism that pair-spawns pelagic eggs. Larval rearing is
- Genicanthus lamarck (Lamarck's Angel) Breeding GuideGenicanthus lamarck is a reef-safe, sexually dichromatic swallowtail angel that pair-spawns pelagic eggs. Some Genicanthus are captive-bred,
- Centropyge tibicen (Keyhole Angel) Breeding GuideCentropyge tibicen is among the largest dwarf angels, living in harems and spawning pelagic eggs at dusk. Home breeding is not feasible; thi
- Centropyge hotumatua (Hotumatua Angel) Breeding GuideCentropyge hotumatua is a rare subtropical Eastern Pacific dwarf angel living in harems and spawning pelagic eggs. Home breeding is not feas
- Centropyge fisheri (Fisher's Angel) Breeding GuideCentropyge fisheri is a small Indo-Pacific dwarf angel living in haremic groups and spawning pelagic eggs at dusk. Home breeding is not feas
- Centropyge shepardi (Mango Angel) Breeding GuideCentropyge shepardi is a Mariana Islands dwarf angel living in harems and spawning pelagic eggs at dusk. Home breeding is not feasible; this
- Centropyge ferrugata (Rusty Angel) Breeding GuideCentropyge ferrugata is a dwarf angel notable for fully reversible, bidirectional sex change and dusk pelagic spawning. Home breeding is not
- Centropyge vroliki (Pearlscale Angel) Breeding GuideCentropyge vroliki is an Indo-Pacific dwarf angel that hybridises in the wild and spawns pelagic eggs at dusk. Home breeding is not feasible
- Centropyge interrupta (Japanese Pygmy Angel) Breeding GuideCentropyge interrupta is a subtropical Japanese dwarf angel that lives in pairs and has been reared in captivity by specialists. Home breedi
- Centropyge acanthops (African Flameback Angel) Breeding GuideCentropyge acanthops is a small western Indian Ocean dwarf angel with reversible sex change and dusk pelagic spawning. Home breeding is not
- Centropyge eibli (Eibli's Angel) Breeding GuideCentropyge eibli is a haremic, protogynous dwarf angel that spawns pelagic eggs at dusk. Home breeding is effectively impossible; this guide
- Yellow Angel (Centropyge heraldi) Breeding GuideWhy Centropyge heraldi is not bred at home: this yellow dwarf angel forms protogynous harems and spawns pelagically, producing planktonic la
- Multibarred Angel (Centropyge multifasciata) Breeding GuideWhy Centropyge multifasciata is not bred at home: this cryptic deeper-water dwarf angel is a protogynous broadcast spawner whose pelagic lar
- Resplendent Angel (Centropyge resplendens) Breeding GuideCentropyge resplendens is a rare Ascension Island dwarf angel and one of the few documented captive-bred Centropyge — but rearing was achiev
- Potter's Angel (Centropyge potteri) Breeding GuideWhy Centropyge potteri is rarely bred at home: this Hawaiian dwarf angel forms protogynous harems and spawns pelagically at dusk; its copepo
- Biafra Doctorfish (Prionurus biafraensis) Breeding GuideWhy Prionurus biafraensis is not bred at home: this eastern-Atlantic sawtail surgeonfish is a pelagic free-spawner whose drifting acronurus
- Razorback Tang (Prionurus laticlavius) Breeding GuideWhy Prionurus laticlavius is not bred at home: this large eastern-Pacific sawtail surgeonfish is a pelagic free-spawner with drifting acronu
- Indian Gold-Ring Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus truncatus) Breeding GuideWhy Ctenochaetus truncatus is not bred at home: this Indian Ocean bristletooth tang is a pelagic free-spawner whose planktonic acronurus lar
- Two-spot Bristletooth (Ctenochaetus binotatus) Breeding GuideWhy Ctenochaetus binotatus is not bred at home: this Indo-Pacific bristletooth tang spawns pelagically and produces drifting acronurus larva
- Tomini Tang (Ctenochaetus tominiensis) Breeding GuideWhy Ctenochaetus tominiensis is not bred at home: this small bristletooth surgeonfish is a pelagic free-spawner whose acronurus larvae drift
- Lopez's Unicornfish (Naso lopezi) Breeding GuideWhy Naso lopezi is not bred at home: as a member of the unicornfish genus it is a pelagic free-spawner with drifting acronurus larvae and an
- Vlaming's Unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) Breeding GuideWhy Naso vlamingii is not bred at home: this colour-changing unicornfish spawns in open-water aggregations with pelagic acronurus larvae and
- Spotted Unicornfish (Naso brevirostris) Breeding GuideWhy Naso brevirostris is not bred at home: this large unicornfish forms pelagic spawning aggregations and produces long-lived acronurus larv
- Bluespine Unicornfish (Naso unicornis): Breeding GuideNaso unicornis pair-spawns in open reef water and produces pelagic larvae. Its huge adult size and long planktonic stage make breeding it in
- Indian Naso Tang (Naso elegans): Breeding GuideNaso elegans is an Indian Ocean unicornfish related to N. lituratus that, like its genus, spawns in open water and produces pelagic larvae.
- Sohal Tang (Acanthurus sohal): Breeding GuideAcanthurus sohal is a large, intensely aggressive Red Sea surgeonfish that broadcasts eggs into the surge-swept reef edge. Its pelagic larva
- Indian Mimic Tang (Acanthurus tristis): Breeding GuideAcanthurus tristis is an Indian Ocean surgeonfish whose juveniles mimic the angelfish Centropyge eibli. It reproduces by open-water broadcas
- Mimic Lemonpeel Tang (Acanthurus pyroferus): Breeding GuideAcanthurus pyroferus is famous for juveniles mimicking Centropyge angelfish, but reproduction follows the genus: open-water broadcast spawni
- Chronixis Mimic Tang (Acanthurus chronixis): Breeding GuideAcanthurus chronixis is a rare, possibly atoll-endemic surgeonfish that reproduces by open-water broadcast spawning like its genus. Its pela