# Freshwater Angelfish

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## Basic Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Species | Fish |
| Origin | Amazon Basin, South America |
| Size Category | Medium |

## Vital Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Body Length | 15–15 cm |
| Lifespan | 8–15 years |

## Adult Preventive Care
- **Exercise Needs**: Intermediate care level
- **Grooming**: Omnivore
- **Annual Exam Focus**: Compatible: Larger tetras, rasboras, gouramis, peaceful barbs, rainbowfish, corydoras, medium-sized catfish, discus
- **Routine Care**: Incompatible: Fin nippers (Tiger Barbs, Serpae Tetras), fast-swimming fish, nano fish, microrasboras, dwarf shrimp, aggressive cichlids

## Health Predispositions
| Condition | Onset Stage | Risk | Hereditary | Screening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelfish Virus | adult | high | No | No |
| Hexamita (Hole in the Head) | adult | medium | No | No |
| Capillaria | adult | medium | No | No |
| Ich (White Spot Disease) | adult | medium | No | No |

## Breeding & Genetics
- **CHIC Required Tests**: Intermediate, substrate spawners, monogamous pairs, parents may eat eggs if stressed
- **Recommended DNA Tests**: Pterophyllum scalare

## Behavioral Ethogram
- **Locomotion**: Graceful swimming, mid-water to surface feeding, foraging along bottom, territorial during breeding, pairing off, guarding eggs, fanning eggs
- **Social**: Peaceful, semi-aggressive when breeding
- **Stress/Displacement**: Clamped fins, hiding, gasping at surface, erratic swimming, spinning, white chalky feces, loss of appetite

## AI Communication Decoding
- **AI-Trainable Signals**: Clamped fins, excess slime, listless with nose pointed up slightly, gasping at surface, erratic swimming, spinning, white chalky feces
- **Context-Dependent Vocalizations**: Clamped fins, hiding, gasping at surface, erratic swimming, spinning, white chalky feces, loss of appetite
- **Interspecies Communication**: Water type: Freshwater, pH: 6-8

## Water Parameters & Husbandry
- **Water Temperature**: 25.5-30°C
- **pH Range**: pH 6-8
- **Water Type & Tank**: Freshwater, Min tank: 110L
- **Diet Type**: Omnivore
- **Care Notes**: Difficulty: Intermediate. Temperament: Peaceful, semi-aggressive when breeding

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