False Personifer Angelfish – Adult – Australia

Chaetodontoplus meredithii

Angelfish come in a large array of colors, patterns and sizes that make them very sought-after. Unlike Centropyge angels, this genus is known for having large adult sizes. The False Personifer Angel is a beautiful fish that can be the highlight of your display, but they do require some specific care. This fish can be shy at first especially during acclimation, so providing a lot of hiding places will help reduce its stress. Because their natural diet is so varied, aquarists should always feed a diet that is similarly well rounded; it further means they are unsuitable for most “captive reef” style aquariums. In the wild, they generally feed on a wide variety of algae, sponges, tunicates and other benthic organisms. Their natural diet also includes nipping on corals and clam mantles They will grow to be about 11 inches in size and will need an aquarium of about 180 gallons when they are fully grown. The False Personifer Angel are found in the Western Pacific where they inhabit coral reefs and open bottoms up to 50 meters deep.