Half Black Veil Angelfish

These beautiful veil angelfish are truly unique, with a silver front and a solid black rear. Long fins are characteristic of all "veil" type angelfish. The black half of the half-black veil angelfish will get deeper and darker as the fish grows, and the fins, like all veils, will get much longer than the standard angelfish.

Quick Facts

Care Guide

Tank setup: Angelfish are tall fish, so choose a tall tank: at least 30 gallons for one or two, and 55 gallons or more for a group. Add tall plants or driftwood, a heater and a gentle filter. Change about 25% of the water every week.

Feeding: Feed a quality flake or small pellet once or twice a day, only as much as they eat in about two minutes. Add frozen or live foods like bloodworms, brine shrimp and mysis a few times a week.

Tankmates: Choose peaceful fish too large to swallow, such as larger tetras, corydoras, plecos, rams, gouramis and peaceful barbs. Avoid fin-nippers like tiger barbs, and small fish like neon tetras that adult angels may eat.

Breeding: Angelfish pair off and lay eggs on flat surfaces like broad leaves or slate. A breeding pair can become territorial, so give them room and places for other fish to retreat.

Good to know: Long veil fins are easy targets for fin-nippers and can get infected in dirty water, so keep the water clean and skip nippy tankmates.