Yellow Angelfish (Centropyge Heraldi)
Species Name : Centropyge Heraldi
Care Level : Moderate
Temperament : Semi-aggressive
Color : Yellow
Diet : Omnivore
Reef Compatible : With Caution
Water Conditions : sg 1.020-1.025, 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4
Max. Size : 4"
Origin : Fiji, Indonesia, Melanesia, Tonga
Family : Pomacanthidae
Minimum Tank Size : 70 gallons
Centropyge Heraldi, the Yellow Angelfish or Herald's angelfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a marine angelfish belonging to the family Pomacanthidae.
Centropyge Heraldi is a yellowish orange fish. They resemble the Lemonpeel Angelfish with the exception of the blue markings around the eyes and the edges of the fins. There is a patch of darker olive, with some spots concolorous with the body, within it around the eye. This species attains a maximum total length of 4 inches.
They require a mature tank that is a minimum of 70 gallons with plenty of live rock and algae growth. Place the rock work with multiple places to hide so they will feel secure enough to come out often.
It will do well in a community aquarium with peaceful or semi-aggressive fish as long as it is added close to last. It is likely to pick at stony and soft corals but will completely ignore non-sessile invertebrates such as shrimp and crabs.
Yellow Angelfish are all born female. If you are looking to get a breeding pair, it is better to buy them both in their juvenile stage, with one fish larger than the other, and wait for them to mature. The larger and more dominant fish will undergo a hormonal change to male. Once the fish has grown into a male, some will develop a black mark on their faces, but other than that, they develop no other markings than their eye catching bright yellow.
The Yellow Angelfish is considered omnivorous, but they are more herbivorous leaning as they spend a lot of time grazing detritus and micro algae off of rocks. In their natural habitat in the wild, they eat mostly algae, small crustaceans, and worms. They should be fed 2 to 3 times a day to supplement their grazing of algae. Live foods are not necessary, but they can be used to entice them if they aren’t eating. Diet should include Spirulina, marine algae, high-quality angelfish preparations, mysis or frozen shrimp, and other meaty items.