Mauritian Tiger Tail Coral Beauty ( Centropyge bispinosus)

The Mauritian Tiger Tail Coral Beauty, Centropyge bispinosa, also go by the name Tiger Tail Angelfish. These fish are attractive dwarf angels that make great additions to marine tanks. Their heads and fins are a gorgeous deep royal blue colour, which nicely frames the orange to yellow pattern on their bodies. As the name suggests, these fish also have the striped pattern across their tale. They are perfect for anyone looking to add activity and colour in their aquarium. 

As the name may suggest, they live around Mauritius, corals in lagoons, or on seaward slopes. Here they graze on algae and hunt invertebrates.

Mauritian Tiger Tail Coral Beauty Angelfish occur alone or groups. They are also protogynous hermaphrodites. Meaning they start life as female and turn male when they become the most dominant in their group.

They can be fairly hardy and are known as one of the hardiest of the dwarf angels.

The Coral Beauty is usually fairly peaceful but can be belligerent with tank mates. Unless you have a very large tank, they will fight with other dwarf angels over territory. They may also be aggressive with smaller tank mates (fish and invertebrates if kept in a smaller tank. Provide them with lots of live rock for hiding places and they may spend most of their time out in the open.

Feeding the Coral Beauty Angelfish can be difficult and it's usually hit or miss with this species. Some hobbyists have no problems getting them to eat flake and frozen foods whereas others report that they can't get them to eat standard aquarium foods. Either way, having a good amount of live rock in your tank will provide them with not only places for hiding but it will also give them a food source. They primarily eat algae and will graze on the algae growing on your live rock. For those reef aquarium keepers out there, this fish may not be the best choice for your reef tank. They have been known to nip at lpscorals. If you're worried that they are not getting enough to eat, get some dried marine seaweed and use a veggie clip to place it in the tank. There are special marine angelfish foods out there as well and you may want to try them.

For further information on keeping Marine fish please follow this link below

https://ornamentalfish.org/what-we-do/advice-information/care-sheets/caresheets-marine-fish/