Annularis Angel
Pomacanthus annularis
Blue Ring Angel

Identification: Adult Blue-ringed Angelfish are yellow with distinct curved blue lines on the body and a blue ring above the gill cover. The tip of the dorsal fin is often elongate and the caudal fin is white with a yellow margin. Juvenile Blue-ringed Angelfish are bluish-black with narrow white to blue curved bars on the body.

Maximum Length: "

Origin: Indo-West Pacific, from East Africa, north to Japan, south to Indonesia and east to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Minimum tank size: 70 Gallon

Behavior: Blue-ringed Angelfish inhabit coral reefs. They are commonly seen around caves, wrecks or jetties, and often in murky water. This fish is usually seen in pairs or as solitary individuals.

Feeding and diet: In the wild, the Blue-ringed Angelfish feeds on sponges, sea squirts, salps and zooplankton.  The Pomacanthus annularis is an omnivore and likes to feed on marine algae, mysid shrimp, Spirulina, Sponges and other fresh or frozen seafoods. The diet of al larger angels consists heavily of sponge material, so it is recommended to feed "Angel Formula" by: Ocean Nutrition, which has a very high sponge percentage mixed in the food

Reef Compatibility:  Not reef safe, will pick on all corals, feather Dusters, and clam mantles

Cautions: Will most likely fight with other angels.

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