Sunset Angel

The Sunset Angels, have a transparent pink circular region over the gills when it is young. The gold blushing phenotype is also known as “sunset.” Some individuals refer to this phenotypic as a sunset only when it has orange coloring in the crown, while others refer to it as any gold blushing angelfish.

Sunset Angels, with their attractive appearance and graceful motions, have long been a staple of the aquarium hobby, and with new variations always becoming available, they make a good choice for many home aquarists.

Because of their delicate flowing forms and beautiful movements, they have an aquatic angelic character. Nothing beats the appearance of angelfish in a tank with lighting that casts a shimmering shine on their lovely bodies. This species is beautiful and soothing to see, and it is a popular element of our activity.

Sunset Angels are members of the Cichlidae family and belong to the genus Pterophyllum. Aquarium strains are most likely hybrids of multiple wild species, but they are widely thought to be P. scalare. This species is distributed throughout South America including the majority of the Amazon River Basin.

II. You would love the fish because…

A gold blushing angelfish is a gold angel fish with two stripeless alleles, thus making it a blushing angelfish. Whilst young the fish will have a clear pink circular arae over the gills. The pink is from the color of freshly oxygenated blood in the gills, showing through the translucent gill covers. The pink area may become partially or completely masked in adult fish.

Another common name for the gold blushing phenotype is “sunset”.Some people call it sunset as it exhibits orange coloration in the crown.

III. Is this fish species peaceful or hostile?

Angelfish are normally peaceful, however, they can be aggressive eaters and territorial while breeding.

IV. Species compatibility

It is generally compatible with other peaceful fish as long as it has plenty of space.

V. How to feed this species?

Angelfish feed at the surface or in the middle of the water, but in the wild, they graze along the bottom for worms and small crustaceans. They are omnivores and can be fed Aqueon Tropical Flakes, Color Flakes, Tropical Granules, and Shrimp Pellets.