Angelfish

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Artwork of angelfish
Real-world info
Name: Pterophyllum altum
(altum angelfish)

Family: Cichlidae (cichlids)
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 エンゼルフィッシュ
 천사어
 Pesce angelo
 Skalar
 神仙鱼
 Poisson-ange
 Pez ángel
 Maanvis
 神仙魚
 Poisson-ange
 Pez ángel
 Скалярия

The angelfish[nb 1] is a freshwater fish in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Doubutsu no Mori and appearing in all games to date. It appears as a tiny shadow (small in Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk) that can be found in rivers from 4 PM to 9 AM from late spring to mid fall.

Catch details[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

#29
Angelfish
"I caught an angelfish! It looks divine!"
Angelfish
Time of year[nb 2] May – Oct
Time of day 4 PM – 9 AM
Location River
Shadow size Small
Selling price  3,000 Bells
Feng shui None
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Wild World[edit]

#30

Angelfish
"I caught an angelfish! How heavenly!"

Description Their tall fins discourage predators.
Time of year May – Oct
Time of day 4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times Jun – Sep
Location River
Shadow size Tiny
Fish size 12 cm
Selling price  3,000 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In City Folk[edit]

#31

Angelfish
"I caught an angelfish! Where's its halo?"

Description These tall fish extend their fins to make themselves look big to predators.
Time of year May – Oct
Time of day 4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times N/A
Location River
Shadow size Tiny
Fish size About 4.8 in.
Selling price  3,000 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In New Leaf[edit]

#35

Angelfish
"I caught an angelfish! Now where's its harp?"

Time of year May – Oct
Time of day 4 PM – 9 AM
Peak times N/A
Location River
Shadow size Small
Fish size 12 cm
Selling price  3,000 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


In Pocket Camp[edit]

#22

Angelfish

Availability Not currently available
  • 2018-06-29 – 2018-07-04 (Fishing Tourney #3)
  • 2023-03-23 – 2023-06-28
Location Lost Lure Creek PC Map Icon.png Lost Lure Creek
Shadow size Small
Size 10.0 cm – 14.0 cm
Rarity ★★★
Selling price  1,500 Bells
Version added Unknown
Villager gift data Tier: 3 (Uncommon+)

Rewards:


In New Horizons[edit]

#36

Angelfish
"I caught an angelfish! That other fish told me to do it!"

Time of year North: May – Oct
South: Nov – Apr
Time of day 4 PM – 9 AM
Location River
Shadow size Small
Rarity Uncommon
Spawn requirement Catch 20 total fish
Selling prices  Nook's Cranny 3,000 Bells
 C.J. 4,500 Bells
Furniture size 1.0 x 1.0


Donating to the museum[edit]

As with all fish caught in the Animal Crossing series, the angelfish can be donated to the museum. Blathers will also give some information on it.

In Animal Crossing[edit]

Blathers will say this upon donation to the museum:

"Gorgeous. Sim-ply gorgeuous. Heavenly, even. We will treasure your gift. I give you my word as an honest, upstanding owl."

It is found in the bottom-right tank, grouped with other rare fish.

In Wild World[edit]

It can be found in the second tank after donating it to museum. Upon donation, Blathers the curator will say this:

"The angelfish is called the queen of tropical fish, and quite rightly so, eh wot! Indeed, this one should bring a ray of sunshine to this dusty old museum! However serene these fish may look, they're actually rather feisty...Every rose has its thorn, isn't that what they say?"

It is found in the second tank in the aquarium after donation.

Blathers the curator will say this dialogue.

In City Folk[edit]

"The distinctive shape of the angelfish lets it appear larger than it actually is. ...It's quite beautiful, and though it is a tropical fish, it has many tricks for staying alive, eh wot? Those skills make it far more resilient than other, pampered tropical fish. Perhaps this fact is what earned the angelfish the title "Tropical Fish Queen."

It can be found in the bottom-left tank with other small river fish.

In New Leaf[edit]

An information board in the aquarium will display this description of an Angelfish after donation:

"These tropical fish move very gracefully because of long fins on their backs and underbellies. Males and females are almost impossible to tell apart, making identification tricky. They lay eggs among water plants. Both genders look after the babies while they cling to weeds. The young look like any other fish, but they gain their angelfish looks once they leave the weeds."

In New Horizons[edit]

When donating to Blathers or selecting "Tell me about this!" in New Horizons, he will provide the following information about the fish:

"The angelfish is truly a beautiful creature. Just look at the elegance of those fins! Despite the name, however, these lovelies are known to be rather aggressive. They've no qualms about relentlessly pursuing fish much smaller than themselves! Why, they even attack their own kin! It seems no fish is safe around these "angelic" bullies. It makes one wonder who comes up with these names. Appearances— and names— can be deceiving."

Once donated to the museum the angelfish can be found in the small fish tank in the entrance of the first exhibit room with the killifish and goldfish.

Fishing Tourney[edit]

During a Fishing Tourney, when given a angelfish, Chip will say the following dialogue.

In City Folk[edit]

"Now, I've never tried it, but I'll bet dried angelfish tastes a lot like jerky. Nyuuuk nyuk nyuk nyuk!"

In New Leaf[edit]

"I've never tried it, but I'll bet dried angelfish tastes pretty close to jerky. Just a theory, of course. Right now I'm just gonna eat it raw to save myself some time. YUM!"

Gallery[edit]

Real-world information[edit]

A real-life Angelfish

The Pterophyllum altum, or Altum Angelfish, as they are also known, grow larger than how they are represented in the game, in fact reaching over 50 cm in the wild (the size of a small barred knifejaw). It originates from South America, in the river basins of the Amazon River, Orinoco River, and Essequibo Rivers. They are ambush predators, meaning they hide behind roots and attack on small fish when they least suspect it. Their small bodies and striped coloration makes it easy for them to hide. They are monogamous, which means they only have one partner throughout their lifetime with which they lay eggs. It likes weak acidic water, with a pH of about 4.5 to 6. More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Trivia[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese エンゼルフィッシュ
enzerufisshu
Angelfish

Korean 천사어
jeonsa-eo
Angelfish

Simplified Chinese 神仙鱼
shénxiānyú
Angelfish

Traditional Chinese 神仙魚
Unknown

Russian Скалярия
Skalyariya
Angelfish

Dutch Maanvis Moonfish

German Skalar Angelfish (lit. "scalar")

European Spanish Pez ángel Angelfish

European French Poisson-ange Angelfish

Italian Pesce angelo Angelfish

Notes[edit]

  1. Japanese: エンゼルフィッシュ Hepburn: Enzeru fisshu
  2. All bugs and fish in the first-generation games can appear at a lower spawn rate up to five days before the start of their first month of availability.