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By Senzeal | 01 August 2019 | 0 Comments

How to Keep Angelfish?

Angelfish also called pterophyllum scalare, has 12-15cm length and 15-20cm height. It has a small and cuspidal head, a diamond-shaped and flat body. When we mention tropical fishes, the first thing that comes to our mind is the angelfish. Most of the people who keep tropical fishes have ever kept angelfishes.
 
 
How to keep them in a fish tank? We need to know the things below.

1.
Living habit
The angelfish do not require high water quality, and the water temperature can be maintained at 24 to 27℃. You can use an aquarium thermometer to detect temperature. It can live with most fishes except tiger barb and guppy. Because these fishes will bite the angelfish.

2.Feed
Most angelfish mainly eat animal feedstuff, and pellet feed is a secondary feed. Different sizes of angelfishes require different feed.
The angelfish with a body length of 3-12cm, their feed is mainly worm, secondary feed is tubificidae, leeches, red worm, and flour weevil.
The angelfish with a body length of more than 12cm mainly eat the red worm, tubificidae, flour weevil, and small live fish.

 

3.Feeding method
Generally, we feed angelfishes 1-2 times a day, if they can finish eating within 5-10 minutes, it would be good. If you keep many of them, you need to feed them 2-3 times a day. If the angelfish is pregnant, you can feed it 2-4 times a day. A good feeding method is to feed them several times per day but less feed each time.
 
4.Changing water in the fish tank
Usually, you do not need to change all fish tank water at a time. Change 1/4 to 1/3 of it will be enough each time. Turn off all fish tank
electric appliances first, and clean up your fish tank with a fish aquarium cleaning tool. Then refill some water in your fish tank.

 
 
The extra advantages of keeping angelfish that you might not know are below.
 
1.Angelfish are suitable to be kept at home, office, and store. Appreciate the angelfish at home, you can eliminate the fatigue. Appreciate them at the workplace, they can help you to cheer up and feel good, and it is good for your health.
 
2.It’s been said that keeping angelfishes in your office can help to improve your relationship with your colleagues.
 
3.As angelfish has many colors, it is good for your career and wealth.

 
 
4.The angelfish has a good temper. Keep a pair of angelfish in a fish tank can enhance the marital relationship. Keep a pair of angelfish can help to improve your romantic relationship. You can place the fish tank above the peach blossom at
home.

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