Striped Swallow Angel (Asia Pacific)

The Striped Swallow angel has a beautiful pearly white body with a black dorsal fin. It has black horizontal stripes along its body, and polka-dots cover its caudal fin, giving it another common name, the freckled tail angelfish. Females have thicker black body stripes with one extending all the way through the tail fin.

The Striped Swallow angel can grow to be approximately 9" long and needs an aquarium of at least 125 gallons.

Angelfish of the genus Genicanthus are collectively known as swallowtail angelfish. In the wild, they typically live in small groups or harems of one male and several females. In the aquarium they are usually kept singly or in pairs; two males may fight each other. They are typically peaceful with all other fish. As they can be collected from deep water, they may suffer from swim-bladder damage; dim lighting will help with initial acclimation.

Swallowtail angelfish are planktivores, meaning their diet consists of small floating food items such as shrimp. Sessile invertebrates such as corals are not their natural food item, so it is rare for them to nip on corals. They feel most secure when there is plenty of live rock to hide in, as well as open space for swimming. Diet should include plenty of high quality meaty items such as Mysis shrimp and chopped krill, and also marine algae and Spirulina. It should be fed 2-3 times a day.