{"product_id":"lm-tricolor-angelfish-medium-large","title":"Lightly Medicated | Tricolor Angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWhat “Lightly Medicated” means\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the same animal as our non-quarantined listing, held briefly in our systems and given one short prophylactic course — a light treatment for ich and for internal and external worms — then observed eating in front of us before it goes home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA light course knocks the parasite load down. It does not guarantee full removal, and we will not pretend otherwise.\u003c\/strong\u003e Ich is only killed in its free-swimming stage, and a short treatment window can miss cysts entirely; worm burdens can survive a single dose. Clearing an animal takes the full quarantine window — 40 to 90 days depending on the species — which is exactly what the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/quarantine-program\"\u003eQuarantined listing\u003c\/a\u003e is for. This tier buys you a lower parasite load and a fish we have watched eat, not a cleared animal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe condition the fish on our end.\u003c\/strong\u003e Every animal we medicate is brought back onto prepared food on our own systems and is eating before it leaves — in practice it is rare for a lightly medicated fish to ship out and arrive sick. Do the same at your end: get it eating in your aquarium before you count it settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhen it ships\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlan on \u003cstrong\u003e3–5 days\u003c\/strong\u003e on our systems for the treatment course, and it does not leave until it is eating. \u003cstrong\u003eIf the animal is not already in our systems we source it first — allow up to two weeks for it to reach us before that clock starts.\u003c\/strong\u003e From the day you order, plan on roughly two and a half weeks in total.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe guarantees\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipped orders:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24-hour live guarantee from confirmed delivery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn-store pickup:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7-day live guarantee — bring a water sample from your aquarium so we can test it before your livestock goes home with you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant the full program — treated, observed, confirmed eating, and covered for 28 days on pickup? That is the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/quarantine-program\"\u003eQuarantined listing\u003c\/a\u003e. Run your own quarantine and just want the fish this week? The \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/non-quarantined-livestock\"\u003enon-quarantined listing\u003c\/a\u003e is cheaper still. The whole ladder is explained in \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/quarantined-vs-non-quarantined\"\u003eQuarantined vs Non-Quarantined\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTricolor Angelfish is a descriptor for the marble, multi-tone, and mixed \u003cem\u003ePterophyllum scalare\u003c\/em\u003e strains that carry three distinct pigment expressions — typically some combination of silver, black, and orange or gold — distributed across the body in patterns that vary considerably between individuals. It’s a catch-all for the non-solid, non-standard-stripe strains, and part of the appeal for people who collect them is that no two fish end up quite identical even from the same spawn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a planted community, this variability reads as visual interest rather than inconsistency — a small group of tricolor angels moving together shows a range of markings that makes the school look like a single dynamic unit rather than a stamped-out pattern repeated five times. They establish loose schooling behavior when young, which gives you a window into both their schooling and their cichlid sides before pairs form and territorial behavior kicks in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe biology under the coloring is consistent across all angelfish strains: tall, laterally compressed cichlids from slow Amazonian water, built for sliding between dense vegetation. They work well in planted communities, pair naturally as they mature, and bring real cichlid personality to a tank that might otherwise be all schooling fish with no individual character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScientific name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pterophyllum scalare (tricolor\/multi-marble strain)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Amazon River basin, South America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater parameters:\u003c\/strong\u003e Temp 76–86°F · pH 6.0–7.5 · Soft to moderately hard water\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTank requirements:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30 gal minimum; tall tank preferred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Omnivore — quality flake and pellet supplemented with frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompatibility:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peaceful community when young; semi-territorial once paired\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHusbandry note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tricolor and marble patterns tend to shift and develop as the fish ages — a lightly patterned juvenile often becomes dramatically more complex by 12–18 months. The pattern you see on day one is not the final pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Aquatics","offers":[{"title":"Medium\/Large","offer_id":50610257395949,"sku":"FANGE6545","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/1280px-Koi_Skalar.jpg?v=1787401000","url":"https:\/\/www.yocamronsaquatics.com\/products\/lm-tricolor-angelfish-medium-large","provider":"YoCamron’s Aquatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}