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Native to Rio Amazonas outside Leticia, Colombia, these Wild Amazon Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) are the natural wild-type color variation. Their bodies are a striking iridescent silver, with vertical black banding. Wild angelfish are a now relatively rare find in the freshwater hobby. As a vertically-oriented species, they do best in a large, tall, planted aquarium with plenty of cover. Although peaceful when young, they can be moderately aggressive towards one another as adults but generally do well in a large enough group, usually 5 or more. Most other non-cichlid tankmates will be left alone but they will hunt and eat very small fish or invertebrates. Angels are somewhat sensitive to water quality so care should be taken to avoid large fluctuations in water conditions and partial water changes should be performed regularly.