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Cherubfish, Cherub Angelfish
Requirements of cherubfish:Cherub fish is quite strong and a good eater. It consumes all types of food offered to it. Moreover, it grazes the algae on live rock. They can be fed on Spirulina and marine algae, in addition to mysid shrimp and other high-quality meat fare. It is significant to feed all kinds of live, frozen and prepared formula foods to cherubfish. It should be fed 2 to 3 times a day. Mostly they eat algae in the wild; therefore, a rich diet which includes vegetable is essential for them. It requires a minimum 30 gallons fish tank and needs normal water temperature for marine fish i.e. 70 – 79° C to survive. Reef tank is recommended for keeping more than one species of cherub fish as they require a place to hide and play in it. This fish is quite Feisty and Pugnacious in nature. It can become very aggressive once settled inside the tank. It can kill other tank mates as well in smaller aquariums. Therefore, one must think before owning this type of fish. Cherubfish is somewhat hardy and will breed in captivity. Male cherubfish and female cherubfish pairs can be kept in one tank if introduced at the similar moment. They usually are a successful breed in an aquarium. The Cherubfish is one of the smallest Angelfish and love to spend most of their days in grazing algae that grow on live rock. It is recommended that, it should not be kept this type of fish with other Dwarf Angels and only one should be kept in each tank. If you will keep two Cherubfish together into a small tank then one of them will most likely sustain severe injuries. Generally, cherub fish harasses smaller fish in the aquarium. These fish are a best choice for salt water aquarium as they are beautiful and inexpensive as compared to other types of angelfish. But, one must think before owning this type of fish as the Cherubfish can be a bit violent towards other fish and should be added as the last fish to an aquarium. It requires separate space to survive as keeping it with members of its own species is not safe. If you still want to keep it with members of its own species then make sure that you use a 75 gallon / 285 litre aquarium or larger for it. Cherub fish is found in western Atlantic region, more specifically in Bermuda, Florida, French Guiana and also in the Caribbean Sea and the gulf of Mexico. These species are found in a depth of water that ranges from 16 to 262 feet. Sometimes, they are also found in water as shallow as 16 to 33 feet in depth. They normally abound at a water depth of 30 to 100 feet. These are intelligent, hardy and active fishes. They have deep blue color body, orange or yellow color face and blue rings around the eyes. All these colors are bright and attractive which makes them look beautiful. Cherub fish is difficult to catch due to their active and alert mind.
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Cherub fish is known by different names such as Cherub angelfish, Cherub angel, Cherub pygmy angelfish, Pygmy Cherub angel, Pygmy angelfish, Yellow face pygmy, Caribbean pygmy angel, and Atlantic pygmy angel. The scientific name of cherubfish is Centropyge argi. They are quite admired by people because of their looks and are mostly found in the Caribbean ocean and Gulf of Mexico. They have a purple blue body with a yellow face and blue rings around their eyes. The maximum length of this type of fish is 8 cm.