🐠 Six-Banded Angelfish (Pomacanthus sexstriatus)
A Pale Tan Body With Dark Vertical Bands and Blue Spotting • A Dramatic Juvenile-to-Adult Transformation • Capable of Audible Grunting Sounds
 
📋 The Six-Banded Angelfish, also known as the Sixbar Angelfish, has a striking adult appearance: a pale tan-to-cream body marked by five dark vertical bands plus a pale bar just behind the eye, with fine blue speckling across the body and vivid blue spotting on the tail and fins. Juveniles look completely different, a near-black or deep blue body with numerous curving white and light-blue vertical stripes, and undergo a dramatic transformation as they mature into the adult pattern.
It comes from a wide range across the Indo-Pacific, from Sri Lanka to the Solomon Islands, southern Japan, and Australia, inhabiting coral-rich reefs and lagoons at depths from 3 to 60 metres. An interesting natural history detail: adults are capable of producing audible grunting sounds. Every Six-Banded Angelfish we ship is feeding well.
It's not reef safe, and its natural diet of sponges, tunicates, and soft corals means it will nip at most stony and soft corals, tubeworms, and clam mantles. It's territorial toward other large angelfish and should be the last fish added to an already established tank. It reaches up to 46cm, so plan on at least 680L.
 
💡 Highlights
🎨 Tan Body With Dark Bands and Blue Spotting: A striking adult pattern
👶 Dramatic Juvenile-to-Adult Transformation: Near-black with curving white stripes as a juvenile
🔊 Can Grunt: Adults are capable of producing audible sounds
⚠️ Not Reef Safe: Will nip at sponges, corals, tubeworms, and clam mantles
🧠 A Species for Experienced Keepers: Recommended for established angelfish keepers