Bicolour Angel

Overview

The Bicolour Angel is a strikingly two-toned dwarf angelfish with a bright yellow front half and a deep blue-black rear half, one of the most visually bold and recognisable Centropyge species. It's a larger dwarf angel than many others in the genus, so it benefits from a bit more space than the smallest pygmy angels.

It has a reputation for being somewhat more challenging to acclimate than some other dwarf angels, occasionally being a slower or more selective feeder in the first weeks after introduction, so patience during this period is worthwhile.

Once settled and feeding confidently, it's a hardy, long-lived, and visually spectacular addition to a reef tank.

Compatibility

Bicolour Angels can be territorial toward other dwarf angels, particularly similarly shaped or coloured species, and are best kept as the only pygmy angel in small to medium tanks. They're generally peaceful with unrelated community fish, wrasses, and gobies.

Most individuals leave stony coral alone, but some will pick at LPS, zoanthids, or clam mantles, so this species is rated reef safe with caution.

Health & quarantine

This species can be slower to settle and start feeding confidently than some other dwarf angels, so a minimum four-week quarantine with close feeding observation is particularly important. Watch new arrivals closely in the first one to two weeks, offering a variety of foods to encourage feeding, and monitor for the ich and velvet symptoms common to stressed angelfish.