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Lemonpeel Angelfish

Centropyge flavissima

Marine Marine Indo-Pacific

A vividly colored dwarf angelfish with brilliant canary-yellow scales and sky-blue rings framing its eyes and gill covers. It grazes relentlessly on microalgae among mature live rock, but is notoriously prone to nipping large-polyp stony corals and clam mantles.

Also called: Lemon peel, Lemonpeel angelfish.

12 cm adult length, drawn to scale. deep body.

Saltwater species. The planner judges it with a marine rule set. A reef or fish-only tank takes months to mature and costs more to run than freshwater. See the marine page.

Try it in the planner Opens a tank sized to its minimum with 1 fish added.

What it needs

ItemValueBecause
Adult length 12 cm Used for the Space check: the tank must be long enough for the fish to turn round.
Smallest tank 200 L, at least 100 cm long estimated The least water and floor length this species is kept in for good, as a single fish or smallest group.
Extra water per added fish 50 L estimated What each further fish adds once the minimum is met.
Waste load Class 3 of 5 estimated How much waste an adult makes against its size. Feeds the Load check.
Temperature 24 to 28 C Stock sharing a tank need overlapping ranges.
pH 8.1 to 8.4 Compared with tankmates in the Water check.
Hardness GH undefined, KH 8 to 12 Degrees of general and carbonate hardness.
Flow Medium Low-flow fish are stressed in a strong current.
Light Moderate Matched to the lighting class on the needs sheet.
Group size Single fish is fine Not a schooling species.
Temperament Semi-aggressive Territorial: weak.
Swims in All levels Fish that use different levels share a tank more easily.
Lifespan About 10 years A fish is a long commitment.
Experience Some experience helps A guide to how forgiving the species is of mistakes.
Salinity Marine, about SG 1.023 to 1.025 Needs salt water, a different build and a longer-running tank than a freshwater set-up.

Tags marked estimated are judged from the size and habits of the species rather than measured, so treat them as a sensible default.

Diet and tank layout

Lemonpeel Angelfish is an herbivore that swims in all levels of the tank. It is safe with plants. Give it plenty of cover. It nips fins.

Tankmates

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Compare any two fish on the compatibility page, or print the equipment for a stock on the needs sheet. How this is worked out: the method.