Angelfish ID

[RA]

I am unsure of what type of angelfish this is. I am calling it a blue angel but I'm not sure if I'm right. Please tell me what type of angel this is. It measures about 6".

 

[SoloChromis]

Blue angel :beer:

 

[Dmorty217]

Also known as a Townsend

 

[nanoreefer1000]

Also known as a Townsend

Townsend angelfish are a hybrid between a blue and queen angel.

 

[BlueMac92]

A blue angel and a Townsend aren't the same.

(Correct me if I'm wrong) blue angel doesn't have a crown (blue spot on head.) A Townsend is a common hybrid out of the Caribbean (queen x blue). Looks like a Townsend...

 

[snorvich]

Townsend angelfish are a hybrid between a blue and queen angel.

This. But the problem is that townsend angels aren't always 50/50 queen/blue or they may be generation +1 or greater. Perhaps one way would be to say that anything that doesn't look 100% queen (curved lines) or 100% blue (straight lines) could be a mixture of the two but may be a direct or indirect descendent. Here is a "teenage" townsend.

 

[Dmorty217]

The last few angels I have seen sold as Townsend angels looked just like the one in the picture. Other know more than me about "blues" or "Townsend" angels clearly... Not a angel I have kept before. Just because they were sold as Townsend angels doesn't mean the store owner was any more knowledgable then me with them.:headwally::reading:

 

[Dmorty217]

Just to show the variances within the Townsend angels

 

[Dmorty217]

Just to show the variances within the Townsend angels

 

[snorvich]

As a diver, I have seen various iterations of them. I prefer Queen's from an aquarium perspective.

 

[Dmorty217]

As a diver, I have seen various iterations of them. I prefer Queen's from an aquarium perspective.

Couldn't agree more, as for large angels I prefer the False personifers and scribbleds much more than most others but there are fish for everyone out there.

 

[RA]

Thanks Everyone

 

[SDguy]

Could end up being a pure blue... if it loses the blue "eyeshadow"... the "crown" is already just a smudge...