Pterophyllum Altum, also referred to as angelfish Altum, Deep angelfish, or Orinoco angelfish, there is very little in the Orinoco River Basin and Watershed Upper Rio Negro in southern Venezuela, Southeastern Colombia and extreme Northern Brazil. This is the largest species of the genus and specimens with a size of more than 50 cm (from tip to tip of dorsal fin anal) have been found in the wild, the aquarium, specimens are known to have developed more than 40 cm. natural base color is silver but with three brownish vertical stripes / red with red stripes to the fin. Species may have red spots and dark blue-green back as adults. Characteristics of water suitable for these fish is with a pH range between 4.5 to 5.8. Blackwater water conditions and very clear with the conductivity is almost nil. The temperature ranges in these waters are among the Template: Convert /. They are also found in the River Atabapo and Inirida river flood plains, down Guainía Casiquiare and flood plains that appear on the Rio Negro river before entering the Brazilian territory. Unlike P. scalare (mentioned above) who prefers to lay eggs on the leaves of submerged plants and trees in the rainforest, P. altum prefers to spawn on submerged roots and branches of trees in water is hard to find today. This type is recommended for experienced hobbyist because of its maintenance is very detailed and thorough. Pterophyllum Altum is Venezuela's national fish and fish pictures appeared on some of the country's currency.
Pterophyllum scalare, the species most often referred to as Manfish or freshwater angelfish, Pterophyllum is the most common species to the tangkarkan. Original natural habitats include the Amazon River basin in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil, particularly the Ucayali, and Solimões, and the rivers of Amapá in Brazil, Oyapock River in French Guiana and the Essequibo River in Guyana. This fish is found in swamps or flood-fed pond where dense vegetation and good water or muddy. The original condition of the water ranges from pH 6.0 to 8.0, the hardness of the water ra
nges from 5-13 dH, and water temperature between 24-30 ° C (75-86 ° F). This fish was originally described as the scalaris Zeus in 1823, and has also broken down into several different names, including scalaris Platax, Plataxoides dumerilii, Pterophillum eimekei, Pterophyllum dumerilii, and eimekei Pterophyllum.
Pterophyllum leopoldi, also known as teardrop angelfish / long-nosed angelfish / angelfish dwarf or long-nosed angelfish angelfish Roman is a species of river dwellers who come from the rivers in the Amazon River basin along the Solimões River, Amazon River, and Rupununi River. It is distinguished from other members of the genus Pterophyllum of the absence of grooves form the back and with a black spot on her back and inserts vertical line on the body. The species was originally described as Plataxoides leopoldi (platax / fish kelalawar) in 1963 by JP Gosse, and often wrongly identified as P. dumerilii when the species is imported in the ornamental fish trade. P. leopoldi is the smallest of the species and the most aggressive angelfish .
