Saltwater Angelfish

Angelfish is a Cichlid, pronounced, sick-lid and one of the most popular and sought after fish in the industry. It is one of the most beautiful and intelligent fish. Angelfish is easy to found while the males are always larger than females. Use these steps to identify the most common varieties of Angelfish.

One very easy identifying characteristic of Angelfish is, they only have one pair of nostrils.
They are easily recognized by their relatively flat or laterally compressed body, they have a triangularly shape created by the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
There body is a silvery color with black or brownish vertical bars, and they have a pair of long ventral fins
They can grow to approximately 9 inches long and 10 or 15 inches high, depending on the angelfish species.
They are found along the shallow river banks and among tree branches, roots and vegetation in South America, specifically, the Amazon, Rio Negro, Rio Orinoco and the Guyana rivers.