Herald's Angelfish

Herald's angelfish is a completely bright yellow dwarf angelfish. It is distinguished from the very similar lemonpeel angelfish (Centropyge flavissima) by the absence of blue trim around its eye and on the edges of its fins; for this reason it is also called the "false lemonpeel". Specimens are wild-collected; it is important to see it eating in the store.

• At least 200 liters; plenty of rock crevices and caves.
• Salinity specific gravity 1.023–1.026, pH 8.1–8.4, temperature 24–27°C.
• Reef-safe with caution: it may nip LPS corals, zoanthids and the mantle of Tridacna clams.
• A new specimen should be observed in quarantine; dwarf angelfish may lose their appetite during copper treatment.

Omnivorous. Angelfish foods containing spirulina and sponge, frozen mysis and brine shrimp, dried seaweed. It also grazes the algae on rock surfaces. Small amounts 2–3 times a day.

It starts out shy and claims its territory as it settles in. It can be aggressive towards other dwarf angelfish and small yellow fish; it usually gets along with other species.

Good companions: Clownfish, tangs, anthias, wrasses, cardinalfish, gobies.

Avoid: Other dwarf angelfish, lionfish, large and aggressive species.