Common Name: Keyhole Angelfish
Species Name: Centropyge tibicen (Cuvier, 1831)
Range: Western Pacific Ocean: Japan to Australia and the Solomon Islands to New Caledonia
Size: up to 7 inches (18 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabit shallow lagoons from 10 to 100 feet deep (3 - 30 m)
General Husbandry: Prefer a temperature of 77 - 82°F (25 - 28°C) and natural diet consists mainly of algae. In fact, need large amounts of plant matter in their diet. Yet accepts a wide variety of foods including fortified brine shrimp, mysis, and flake food (especially Spirulina). Needs numerous feeding per day. Not compatible with other members of the same family. May nip corals and other sessile invertebrates
Aquarium Suitability: * *
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* - Suited for the reef aquarium;
** - Better suited for the fish-only aquarium;
*** - Better left in nature;
**** - Needing an aquarium larger than 125 gallons; and,
***** - Needing their own private environment/special tankmates.