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Did you Know? List of Facts about Angel Fish
Facts are statements which are held to be true and often contrasted with opinions and beliefs. Our unusual and interesting facts about Angel Fish, trivia and information, including some useful statistics about animals will fascinate everyone from kids and children to adults.

Interesting Facts about Angel Fish are as follows:

  • Fact 1 : There are two types of Angel fish, Freshwater (Pterophyllum) and Marine (Pomacanthidae)

  • Fact 2: Angelfish can become aggressive towards other fish and even eat smaller fish such as Neon Tetras!
  • Fact 3: Angelfish breed for life. If one of the pair dies, the other will not breed again!
  • Fact 4: Angelfish are intelligent and can recognise their owners!
  • Fact 5: The Freshwater Angelfish is a member of the Cichlidae (Cichlid’s) family
  • Fact 6: Wild Angelfish are silver but a huge range of colors have been bred for the tropical aquarium market such as Gold, Chocolate, Ghost, Smokey and Black
  • Fact 7: The scientific name for Angelfish is Pterophyllum which is derived from the Greek word for "winged leaf"
  • Fact 8: Angelfish can live for up to 15 years
  • Fact 9: You can only distinguish a male from a female angelfish when they breed!
  • Fact 10: The freshwater Angelfish is triangular in shape; it is thought this makes it easier for them to hide from predators amongst the aquariums plants
  • Fact 11: The female Angelfish lay’s between 100 and 1000 eggs at a time and both parents will guard the eggs and raise the young fry
  • Fact 12: Angelfish are also known by the name Silver Angel
  • Fact 13: Freshwater Angelfish can be found in the Amazon river
  • Fact 14: Angelfish have long dorsal and anal fins and often have red eyes!
  • Fact 15: Freshwater Angelfish are natural carnivores. Brine Shrimp, insects and bloodworms are favorites!

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