Pterophyllum scalare, whose common name is the Angel or Angelfish, was one of the first and is the most popular of the New World Cichlids brought into the United States. There are actually two species of Angels, Pterophyllum scalare and

by Kaycy Ruffer at www.kcff.net In 1988 I tried spawning Angelfish. A good friend of mine in Red Bluff, he owned the local pet shop at the time, told me the best thing to do was to hatch and raise the fry myself. He eventually sold his pet store to one of his employees so he could spend all his time breeding Angelfish for the area wholesalers. I tried my hand at breeding the beautiful Angelfish again

Of all the colorful fish within the a coral reef some of the most striking are the angelfishes. These species of fishes can be broken down into three generalized groups, the larger angels and thier juveniles, and the dwarf, pygmy ( centropyge species ) angels.

Why is Guppies a all time favourite fish among all the tropical fish? The reasons could be with the guppies attractiveness, hardiness, availability, interesting habits and room for improvement through genetic experimentation.

Guppies are not too choosy about foods and are very easily fed. They will accept any dry foods offered; for their size, they have enormous appetites. However, dry good diets are not sufficient and must be augmented with either live, frozen or freeze dried foods. When in season, collected mosquito larvae make an excellent diet supplement. Tubifex worms are also excellent.

The actual aquarium size is relatively unimportant. However, the number of angelfish per gallon is critical. This figure varies depending on several factors. Obviously, size has a lot to do with carrying capacity. Other variables that affect this include, pH, temperature, feeding practices, water changing volume, water changing frequency, strain of angelfish being kept and the overall quality of angelfish you desire to raise or maintain. Keep in mind, the number of angelfish per gallon a tank can handle, will vary immensely from one situation to another. The following would be a very general guideline.