Description

The Bellus Angelfish (Genicanthus Bellus) is one of the few Angelfish displaying sexual dimorphism. The male is an iridescent pale white and blue with the lower half of the body and anal fin highlighted by long horizontal blue stripes and one yellow to orange stripe extending toward the caudal fin and edging the dorsal fin. The female is an iridescent pale white and blue and black with a yellow/orange dorsal fin and lateral stripe running from gills to tail.

Bellus Angelfish are best housed as a male-female pair or small harem of one male and few females in a 125-gallon or larger aquarium, and are ideal candidates for the deep water reef aquariums.  Acclimation will be facilitated by a dimly-lit tank, but these fish seem to adapt well to the intense lighting in most modern reef aquariums. The tank should have multiple hiding places and live rock for grazing. Do not keep two males in the same tank as fighting will ensue.