Anne Frijsinger & Mat Vestjens, Holland
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Pygoplites diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772)
Pygoplites diacanthus (Peacock Angelfish) is the only species of the genus Pygoplytes from the family of angelfishes (Pomacanthidae). They are usually solitary in the reef, or as a pair.
Aquaristic husbandry:
Angelfish are often fantastically beautiful, but also reach a certain size. Keeping them in too small aquariums is therefore a no go. One should be able to offer them therefore a sufficiently large aquarium. Further one must consider that sometimes large emperors can go at corals. This should be taken into account.
It is best to buy a fish that already goes to the food at the dealer, ideally also already to flake food.
Much depends with the fish on the quality of the caging system and the transport. In the tank one of the most beautiful angelfish, which also often settles quickly. Once established in the tank, nothing knocks it down so quickly.
Caution, can pluck at corals. Prefers soft and leather corals and crustose anemones.
We can say that he does not do anything to the old stock, but if a new soft or leather coral comes in, and it does not suit him, then he eats at it. Fish that do not eat anything in the trade should not be acquired, they are often death candidates.
Different than before, we would keep him also in the invertebrate tank, there the chances of survival are higher, than in the pure fish tank, whereby that also goes, if he accepts food.
Important note from Klaus Schatz about the colorations:
Yellow bellies come from the Indian Ocean (East Africa, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia) and Red Sea. They are generally easier to bring to replacement food Bluebellies from the Pacific (Indonesia, Philippines) They seem to be more specialized on certain food and often (mostly) refuse replacement food. They are much more weakly colored.
Pygoplites from Madagascar eat pretty much all replacement food (including granules) and show, in my opinion, the most beautiful and strongest coloration.
Synonyms:
Chaetodon diacanthus Boddaert, 1772
Holacanthus diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772)
Pygoplites boddaerti Gmelin, 1789
Pygoplites dux Gmelin, 1789
Pygoplites diacanthus (Peacock Angelfish) is the only species of the genus Pygoplytes from the family of angelfishes (Pomacanthidae). They are usually solitary in the reef, or as a pair.
Aquaristic husbandry:
Angelfish are often fantastically beautiful, but also reach a certain size. Keeping them in too small aquariums is therefore a no go. One should be able to offer them therefore a sufficiently large aquarium. Further one must consider that sometimes large emperors can go at corals. This should be taken into account.
It is best to buy a fish that already goes to the food at the dealer, ideally also already to flake food.
Much depends with the fish on the quality of the caging system and the transport. In the tank one of the most beautiful angelfish, which also often settles quickly. Once established in the tank, nothing knocks it down so quickly.
Caution, can pluck at corals. Prefers soft and leather corals and crustose anemones.
We can say that he does not do anything to the old stock, but if a new soft or leather coral comes in, and it does not suit him, then he eats at it. Fish that do not eat anything in the trade should not be acquired, they are often death candidates.
Different than before, we would keep him also in the invertebrate tank, there the chances of survival are higher, than in the pure fish tank, whereby that also goes, if he accepts food.
Important note from Klaus Schatz about the colorations:
Yellow bellies come from the Indian Ocean (East Africa, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Indonesia) and Red Sea. They are generally easier to bring to replacement food Bluebellies from the Pacific (Indonesia, Philippines) They seem to be more specialized on certain food and often (mostly) refuse replacement food. They are much more weakly colored.
Pygoplites from Madagascar eat pretty much all replacement food (including granules) and show, in my opinion, the most beautiful and strongest coloration.
Synonyms:
Chaetodon diacanthus Boddaert, 1772
Holacanthus diacanthus (Boddaert, 1772)
Pygoplites boddaerti Gmelin, 1789
Pygoplites dux Gmelin, 1789
