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Passer Angelfish
Scientific Name Holacanthus passer
Reef Compatible No
Care Level Intermediate
Disposition Semi-aggressive
Min. Tank Size 100 gallons
Mature Size 14 inches
Diet Omnivore
Range Central America
Size Class
15
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Other Common Names
King Angelfish
Description
Passer Angelfish are an attractive species that will do well in a semi-aggressive fish only aquarium. The Passer Angelfish plays well with tangs, wrasses, groupers, lionfish and other semi-aggressive types. Juveniles have been seen acting as cleaner fish and adults have been frequently noted as cleaning sharks. It is not a good idea to mix full size angelfish with each other unless the aquarium is 180 gallons or more.
Juvenile Passer Angelfish are bright orange with blue and white vertical lines and bright yellow orange tails. Adult coloration is similar, but more subdued. Juvenile Passer Angelfish look very similar to Juvenile Clarion Angelfish and can be easily confused for each other unless seen side by side.
Diet
Feed a varied diet consisting of large chunks of meaty foods. These foods include krill, raw table shrimp, squid, clam and mussel. It is also a good idea to occasionally supplement with some type of herbivore diet containing spirulina and supplement with a sponge fortified formula specifically for Angelfish.
Scientific Name Holacanthus passer
Reef Compatible No
Care Level Intermediate
Disposition Semi-aggressive
Min. Tank Size 100 gallons
Mature Size 14 inches
Diet Omnivore
Range Central America
Size Class
15
view chart
Other Common Names
King Angelfish
Description
Passer Angelfish are an attractive species that will do well in a semi-aggressive fish only aquarium. The Passer Angelfish plays well with tangs, wrasses, groupers, lionfish and other semi-aggressive types. Juveniles have been seen acting as cleaner fish and adults have been frequently noted as cleaning sharks. It is not a good idea to mix full size angelfish with each other unless the aquarium is 180 gallons or more.
Juvenile Passer Angelfish are bright orange with blue and white vertical lines and bright yellow orange tails. Adult coloration is similar, but more subdued. Juvenile Passer Angelfish look very similar to Juvenile Clarion Angelfish and can be easily confused for each other unless seen side by side.
Diet
Feed a varied diet consisting of large chunks of meaty foods. These foods include krill, raw table shrimp, squid, clam and mussel. It is also a good idea to occasionally supplement with some type of herbivore diet containing spirulina and supplement with a sponge fortified formula specifically for Angelfish.
