🐠 Lilac Angelfish – Premium Freshwater Angelfish Pack (4 Fish)

Pterophyllum scalare | Soft lilac-toned angelfish with elegant flowing finnage

Add subtle elegance and refined color tone to your aquarium with Lilac Angelfish — a beautiful angelfish variety known for its soft lavender-lilac sheen, graceful body shape, and calm flowing movement.

This variety is especially valued in planted aquariums where its gentle coloration contrasts beautifully against greenery and driftwood layouts.

✨ Why aquarists love Lilac Angelfish

✔️ Soft lilac-purple iridescence — elegant and rare pastel tone
✔️ Graceful angelfish body shape — tall, flowing and iconic silhouette
✔️ Excellent centerpiece fish — calm yet visually striking presence
✔️ Peaceful cichlid behavior — suitable for community aquariums
✔️ Premium ornamental variety — subtle and sophisticated appearance

📦 What you receive

• 4 × Lilac Angelfish
• Size: Juvenile (2–3 cm)
• Carefully selected from stable, healthy batches

🌍 About the species

Pterophyllum scalare originates from South America and is one of the most iconic freshwater aquarium fish groups.

Lilac variants are admired for:

• Soft lavender and lilac body tones
• Metallic pastel shimmer under lighting
• Tall triangular body structure
• Slow, elegant swimming behavior
• Strong visual harmony in planted tanks

As they mature, their coloration becomes more defined and reflective.

🏡 Ideal aquarium setup

Lilac Angelfish thrive best in:

• Tall planted aquariums
• Calm tropical community setups
• Warm stable water conditions
• Moderate-flow environments
• Spacious vertical swimming zones

Recommended setup:

• 120 liters or larger
• Tall aquarium preferred
• Driftwood and planted aquascapes
• Stable filtration and heating

⚠️ Compatibility notes

Lilac Angelfish are generally peaceful but may show mild territorial behavior during maturity or breeding.

Not ideal with:

• Fin-nipping species
• Extremely tiny nano fish
• Hyperaggressive cichlids
• Overcrowded aquariums

Best suited for:

✔️ Peaceful tropical community aquariums
✔️ Planted display tanks
✔️ Angelfish-focused setups
✔️ South American-style aquascapes

🚚 Professionally packed for live arrival

Every shipment is treated as a live biological transport, not a standard parcel.

Your fish are packed using:

• Oxygen-filled fish bags
• Temperature-insulated packaging
• Shock-absorbing thermocol protection
• Fastest safe transport routes available

This minimizes transit stress and improves live arrival success.

🛡️ Live Arrival Guaranteed*

Instant Refund or Full Replacement for DoAs in accordance with our Refund Policy.

👉 You are not taking the risk alone.

💰 Total Delivered Price: ₹1,499/-

No hidden charges.
No surprise shipping fees.
The displayed price is the final delivered price.

🧠 Why is this priced at ₹1,499/-?

Unlike conventional aquarium stores, we do not price livestock only by “per fish” cost.

This pricing includes the entire safe delivery ecosystem, including:

• Fish value and batch quality
• Oxygen packing and insulation materials
• Specialized live-animal packaging
• Express transport logistics
• Mortality risk management

In many cases, shipping and packaging alone exceed ₹600 per order.

👉 This approach ensures every shipment remains ethical, viable, and survival-focused.

🧭 Is this right for you?

✔️ You want soft pastel-toned angelfish
✔️ You enjoy elegant planted aquascapes
✔️ You prefer calm centerpiece fish
✔️ You are building a refined community aquarium

⚠️ Not ideal if:

• Your aquarium is very small
• You keep aggressive fin-nipping species
• Your setup lacks vertical swimming space
• You prefer fast schooling fish over display species

🔬 Nero Labs Standard

These fish are maintained with:

• Controlled batch monitoring
• Observation-based selection
• Stress-aware handling
• Survival-focused transport preparation

We prioritize long-term stability and health over bulk-volume movement.

👉 Add soft elegance to your aquarium

Experience the calm beauty and pastel charm of Lilac Angelfish from Nero Labs.

Lilac Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare – lilac morph)

Description

The Lilac Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare – lilac morph), offered by Nero Labs, is a selectively maintained ornamental freshwater cichlid recognized for its soft metallic-lilac body sheen, elongated finnage, and refined laterally compressed body structure. Derived from domesticated angelfish lineages originating from the Amazon Basin, this morph emphasizes subtle chromatic iridescence and balanced finnage development within structured aquarium systems.

Body coloration typically presents as pale silver to pearl-grey with a faint lavender or lilac iridescent overlay visible under stable lighting conditions. Depending on lineage expression, subtle vertical barring and reflective blue-violet highlights may emerge across the flanks and finnage. Extended dorsal, anal, and ventral fins contribute to the species’ characteristic triangular profile, with finnage refinement improving progressively with maturity and stable environmental conditions.

Behaviour is generally calm and socially structured, though territorial tendencies may emerge during pair formation and reproductive conditioning. Individuals exhibit deliberate midwater movement patterns and establish localized spatial hierarchies within community systems. Colour intensity, finnage condition, and behavioural stability are strongly influenced by water quality, nutritional balance, and social stress levels.

Specimens supplied are lab-reared and system-acclimated within controlled, closed-system environments, minimizing early-life stress and supporting predictable long-term adaptation to established aquaria. This lineage represents domesticated ornamental stock maintained for colour refinement, morphological stability, and aquarium suitability rather than wild ecological function or conservation deployment.

System & Rearing Notes

Origin: In-house, Nero Labs
Rearing environment: Controlled, closed system
Line status: Selectively maintained ornamental angelfish morph
Behaviour: Generally peaceful; territorial behaviour may emerge during breeding
Swimming profile: Midwater, slow and deliberate movement patterns
Feeding behaviour: Omnivorous; accepts prepared, frozen, and live feeds
Habitat preference: Tall planted systems with vertical structure and low to moderate flow
Colour development: Progressive; lilac iridescence intensifies with maturity and stable conditions
Finnage development: Enhanced under low-stress environments and balanced nutrition

Minor variation in lilac sheen intensity, vertical barring, and finnage proportions may occur between individuals and reflects normal biological diversity within maintained ornamental morphs.

Availability & Use

Availability of Lilac Angelfish is cycle-dependent and determined by biological readiness rather than inventory-driven targets. This morph is suitable for beginner to intermediate aquarists capable of maintaining stable water quality and appropriately structured community systems.

Best suited for planted display aquaria, Amazon-inspired community systems, and vertically structured freshwater layouts emphasizing calm midwater movement and ornamental finnage.

Important Note

Lilac Angelfish require adequate vertical swimming space and should not be housed with persistent fin-nipping species. Water instability or overcrowding may result in stress-related colour suppression and reduced finnage quality.

Ethical & Operational Context

Distribution of Lilac Angelfish through Nero Labs prioritizes organism welfare, lineage integrity, and responsible propagation of ornamental angelfish morphs. Proceeds support refinement of angelfish husbandry protocols, nutritional research, and applied ornamental aquaculture initiatives.