African Flameback Angelfish

Care Summary

The African Flameback is one of the most affordable and underrated pygmy angels, holding its own visually against fish that cost three times as much. Keep it in a 30-gallon minimum with plenty of rockwork caves; it will claim a territory and defend it, so add it before more aggressive fish. Feed a mix of frozen mysis, brine, and high-quality pellets plus occasional algae sheets to keep it from nipping at coral polyps out of boredom. Reef-safe is labeled caution for a reason: in small tanks with limited food options it will graze on LPS and zoanthids, so keep it well-fed.