Selectively bredCommon in the tradeBeginner to keep

Black Lace

A variant of Freshwater angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)

Illustration based on published descriptions, not a photograph of a real specimen. Individuals vary.

A silver angelfish with one copy of the dark gene, which darkens the body and adds a lacy pattern to the fins. Two copies give a fully black fish.

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