Lemonpeel Angelfish (centropyge flavissimus)

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  1. Fish76

    Fish76 Fire Worm

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    I was at my LFS and I saw a couple Lemonpeel Angelfishes that looked different than the normal ones I've seen. These are not the regular yellow but almost look like a orange-yellow on the top and fade to the yellow color on the mid-bottom. It had the typical blue marks, but just looked way more awesome than the normal yellow ones. They had both the regular and these next to each other so I definitely could tell there was a difference. The LFS guy couldn't give me any useful info on it. The only other time I've seen those is at the public aquarium cause it caught my eye since at the time I had the regular Lemonpeel and saw how different they were. Does anyone know if these are from a different region?
     
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  3. Dingo

    Dingo Giant Squid

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    was there a price difference
     
  4. sailorguy

    sailorguy Torch Coral

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    I've seen these in my lfs a couple times,they were calling them Lemonpeel Hybrids and charging about $10 more for them.
     
  5. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    If it has blue on the eye/gills, it's a hybrid. If it looks like a lemonpeel but doesn't have the blue, it's usually a chocolate tang (yellow mimic tang)
     
  6. Fish76

    Fish76 Fire Worm

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    There was no price difference, they both were designated as "Lemonpeel Angels".

    Lemonpeel Hybrids (Centropyge flavissima x C. vroliki) are a little different, they have the hints of blue but have a black tail. They actually had one of those too and charged $2 more.

    Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Lemonpeel Hybrid Angelfish


    Without the blue on the eye/gills, it's just a plain Yellow Angel (Centropyge heraldi).

    Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Yellow Angelfish

    I wish I would have taken a picture so you guys could really see the difference. It's almost like a golden yellow and is really cool looking with the blue highlights. I'll swing by the LFS to see if they still have them and try to take a pic.