Marble Hatchet Fish And Angelfish

The marble hatchet is among the more popular species of fish thanks to its unique shape.

Marble hatchet fish and angelfish.

The marble hatchet fish is a truly unique looking fish that will always hang out at the top of your tank. Breeding hatchet fish there are several species of hatchet fish which all look quite similar and are often mis sold. These are my hatchetfish. The marbled hatchetfish carnegiella strigata is a small normally 3 5 cm 1 4 in in length freshwater ray finned fish native to south america hatchet shaped it presents a gold line extending from its eye to its caudal fin while the area below has a brown and cream colored marble like pattern hence its name.

I set the camera high so the view is looking somewhat downwards into the tank. Though they will all happily shoal together they can t interbreed so make sure you have appropriate pairs. The easiest ones to breed in captivity are marbled hatchet fish though they are among the more delicate strains in general. This is a true surface dweller fish and can jump so a secure lid is needed.

Marble hatchet carnegiella strigata. In general hatchet fish do not have the reputation as being one of the hardier species to keep in the home aquarium but the marble hatchet fish seems to do better than the other hatchet fish. Like other hatchetfish carnegiella strigata has a slender body with a deep belly and pectoral fins set high on the body.