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Freshwater Angelfish
Angelfish Strains/Types
 Zebra AngelfishA Silver with 4 stripes. A very popular strain. Easiest to keep and breed . |  Silver AngelfishThe most commonly found in the pet shop, This strain is closest to wild caught angels i.e. ALTUM Angels. This strain contains Silver color with several black stripes. The stripes will fade and darken depend on the mood of the fish. Under stress it will fade, darkest when breeding. |  Black Marble AngelfishThe Black Marble Angel is a strain of angelfish that has a black, white marbled pattern. Realtively easy to keep and breed. |
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 Gold Marble AngelfishA gold angelfish with black marbling on body. Depending on whether the Gold Marble is single or double dose, the marbling will range from 5% to 60% coverage of the body. |  Leopold AngelfishThe leopold Angelfish is a very popular fish when young, having black dots all over most of their body. Most of these spots grow closer together as an adult so it looks like a chocolate with dots on it. Cross breed between Smokey & Zebra) |  Smokey AngelfishThis strain is a variety with a dark brownish grey back half and dark dorsal and anal fins.relatively easy to care and breed. |
 Choclate AngelfishThis is closest to Smokey with more of the dark pattern on the body and tail. Sometimes only the head is silver. |  Blue Zebra Phillipne Blue AngelfishKenneth “Ken” Kennedy is internationaly recognized for his discovery of the Philippine Blue gene.This strain is similar to Zebra but when turn on the light you can see the blue glowing color on the whole body. |  Silver Gold AngelfishThis strain is one of the hardiest and most attractive strains. Some will develop an intense orange crown. Gold is a recessive trait. Moderately difficult to keep and breed |
 Pearlscale AngelfishPearlscale is a scale mutation. The scale have a wrinkled, wavy look that reflect light to create a sparkling effect. Pearl develops slowly, starting at around 9 weeks of age. In can be inhibited by stressful conditions. It is recessive, requiring both parents to contain the allele. It looks best on light colored fish like Gold, Gold Marble, Albino, Silver and Zebra. It's difficult to see on dark fish and blushing angelfish. |  Half Back AngelfishSilver with a black rear portion. Halfblack can express along with some other color genes, but not all. The pattern may not develop or express if the fish are in stressful conditions. |  Gold Veil Tail AngelfishThis strain is one of the hardiest and most attractive strains.Veil tail is referred as a long anal, dorsal and tails. Some will develop an intense orange crown. Gold is a recessive trait. Moderately difficult to keep and breed |
 Sunset Blushing AngelfishThe Sunset Blushing has two doses of gold and two doses of Stripeless. The upper half of the fish exhibits orange on the good ones. The body is mostly white in color, fins are clear. The amount of orange showing on the fish can vary. On some the body is a pinkish or tangerine color. The term blushing comes from the clear gill plates found on juveniles. You can see the pinkish gill underneath. |  Black Lace AngelfishSame description as a Ghost, with a darker appearance due to the Dark gene. Very similar to a Black Lace without complete stripes. Ghosts generally have more iridescence than non-ghosts. |  Albino AngelfishAlbino removes dark pigments in most varieties. Some, like Albino Marble will still have a little black remaining on a percentage of the fish. The eye pupils are pink as in all albino animals. The surrounding iris can be red or yellow depending on the variety of Albino. |
 Platinum-AngelfishPlatinum Angelfish are said to have been originally derived from the line of Gold Angelfish, the result of two copies of a recessive gene. Even as juveniles, Platinum Angelfish display a brilliant white sheen, and as the fish matures, a greenish-blue tint only further enhances the exquisite beauty of this extraordinary aquarium inhabitant. |  Koi angelfishThe Koi has a double or single dose of Gold Marble with a double dose of Stripeless. They express a variable amount of orange that varies with stress levels. The black marbling varies from 5%-40% coverage. |  Altum AngelfishPterophyllum altum, also referred to as the altum angelfish, deep angelfish, or Orinoco angelfish,[1] occurs strictly in the Orinoco River Basin and the Upper Rio Negro watershed in Southern Venezuela, Southeastern Colombia and extreme Northern Brazil.[2] The species is the largest member in its genus and specimens may have a height (from tip of dorsal to tip of anal fin) of as much as 38 cm (15 in).[1] Its natural base color is silver but with three brownish/red vertical stripes and red striati |
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