All Types of Angelfish

A freshwater fish, angelfish are often found in home aquariums. Angelfish come from the Amazon River of South America and come in various colors as well as sizes, though they generally grow to be quite large. In captivity, angelfish survive well off flake food but also like live food such as brine shrimp and finely chopped earthworms. They typically live around four years.

  1. Wild or Silver

    • According to the Aquatic Community, wild angelfish are determined by their "overall body shine with three vertical body stripes ... most wild-type angelfish have red eyes." There is also striping on the dorsal, caudal and anal fins. Wild angelfish are considered the "standard" type of angelfish from which to compare others.

    Dark Locus

    • The dark locus angelfish comes in four mutations: dark, marble, gold marble and gold. Dark angelfish are typically entirely black and often have red eyes. Marble angelfish have a white and black marble pattern and are sometimes known as pandas. Gold marble angelfish show a mix of black and white coloring on their main body with a crown of gold or yellow. Finally, gold angelfish have a yellow and orange pattern on their bodies.

    Koi

    • A koi carp is a fish often found in outdoor garden ponds.

      Koi angelfish look a lot like the well-known koi carp. Just like their namesake, koi angelfish come with several types of coloring. The two most common are orange koi and panda koi.

    Veiltail

    • Veiltail angelfish comes in a variety of colors but have elongated fins. They are visually appealing and are what most often comes to mind when a person thinks of an angelfish.

    Blushing

    • The "blushing" name of this angelfish comes from the distinctive pink swipes on what appears to be the fish's cheeks. The fins of a blushing angelfish have no striped patterning. Additionally, the gill plate is translucent in a juvenile angelfish and becomes opaque as the fish matures.