🐠 Asfur Angelfish (Pomacanthus asfur)
A Royal Blue Body With a Vivid Yellow Crescent Band • A Deep Purple Face and Fins • A Regal Red Sea Centrepiece
 
📋 The Asfur Angelfish, also known as the Arabian or Crescent Angelfish, is one of the most regal and iconic large angelfish, easily identified by its royal blue body, vivid yellow crescent band, and deep purple face and fins. Juveniles display vertical blue and white bars, which gradually transition into the adult's radiant colouration.
It comes from the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Peninsula, thriving in large, stable aquariums with abundant live rock and high-quality filtration. Its commanding presence and slow, graceful swimming make it a true centrepiece species for advanced aquarists. Every Asfur Angelfish we ship is feeding well.
It's not reef safe, and will nip at soft corals, stony corals, and clam mantles, so it adds dramatic colour and movement best in a FOWLR or fish-only system, often coexisting well with other large angels and tangs in spacious displays. A useful identification note: it's frequently confused with the closely related Maculosus Angelfish, but the Asfur has a deep yellow tail compared with the Maculosus' whitish tail. It reaches up to 40cm, so plan on at least 750L.
 
💡 Highlights
✨ Royal Blue With a Golden Crescent Band: A regal, prized colouration
💎 A Red Sea Icon: Highly prized for its striking look
📏 Large Display Fish: Grows up to 40cm
🧠 Graceful and Interactive: Long-lived and develops real presence
🐠 Ideal for FOWLR Aquariums: A stunning centrepiece species