Black angelfish have very long and fragile looking fins on the top and bottom. They are primarily black in color, and some Black Angel Fish have silver patches on them. Its Latin name is Pterophyllum scalare. With 4 inches size, this angel can be found in the Amazon Basin. The fragile fins on Black Angel Fish have transparent webbing on them. being calm and graceful, they can adjust well and easily to other community fish on the aquarium.When you are planning to keep black angelfish, its tank should have a large amount of water quality because they love to swim around. They also favor of swimming around with live plants, some algae, rocks, pebbles and some set up caves. A 30 gallon tank should be big enough to accommodate both open swimming and plant filled areas.
Here are the proper ways on how you should take care of your black angelfish:
- Make sure you know and recognize your black angelfish well to give the proper care for them. Usually, black angelfish are ebony in color with some hint or patterns of gray. It has long flowing fins, disk-shaped body and it can grows up to 6 inches.
- Make sure that the tank of your black angelfish has at least 30 gallons. Always clean your tank or aquarium with dishcloth soak in hot water. Only with room temperature water is required. Before you put in your black angels in the new tank or aquarium, allow for about 24 hours to set in the water. This will make all the chemicals to dissipate.
- Make sure you have the right kind of filter and heater. The ideal temperature is 75 to82 degrees F. You can use some gravel as substrate for your tank and aquarium. The water should have a pH of 5.8 to 7.0 and a dH of 1 to 5. Low light is also required for black angelfish.
- Plant some live water plants on your tank or aquarium. You must also plant some broadleaf aquarium plants because they often use this as a place to lay their eggs.
- You can also put some aquarium decors such as driftwood and rocks. Just make sure that you will arrange it properly so they can have some hiding place in case they feel scared of the people.
Tropical fish flake is one of black angelfish’s favorites. But you can also feed them with some frozen foods such as bloodworms, mosquito larvae, brine shrimp and some black worms. Being omnivores, you can also give them some veggies on their diets. Include some tank mates. You can include some platies, tetras, rainbowfish, plecos and rasboras in your angelfish tank or aquarium.