Lamarck's Angelfish - Genicanthus lamarck
Picture taken April 2007, Nikon D70 Digital SLR, Nikkor 18-70mm DX lens, Flash

Purchased April 2007.

I've been wanting to add an Angelfish to my reef tank for a while now. However almost all of them have a reputation of nipping at corals or clam mantels.

Then I read about a few species of Angelfish that are planktivores and will not bother corals or clams. They are literally the idea reef safe angelfish. The drawback is that they are not as brilliantly colored as other angelfish.

This is a female Lamarck's Angelfish also known as the Blackstriped Angelfish. Male have a yellow marking on the forehead. Lamarck's tend to stay in small groups in shallow water.