Marble hatchet fish caught my eye in a tropical fish store as one of the most serene fish i have ever seen before.
Marble hatchet fish tankmates.
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.
But the marble hatchet also boasts a subtle rainbow of colors that dresses its stunningly shiny brown body.
This species is the smallest of the aquarium hatchet fish with an adult size of 3 5 cm.
These are my hatchetfish.
I have silver and marbled in my 55g angelfish tank.
They prefer to spend most of their time near the surface so are best kept with relatively peaceful mid water species like tetra and killifish or with bottom dwellers.
I set the camera high so the view is looking somewhat downwards into the tank.
The marble hatchet also has a rainbow of colors that dresses its stunningly shiny brown body.
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Marbled hatchetfish tropical fish learn all about the marbled hatchetfish s feeding habits and food types its behaviour its origins its natural habitats is it male or female breeding advice and information suitable tank mates its sizing and growth range minimum tank size water ph and more.
Hatchet fish are good community tank members but they can be shy and are sometimes the victims of bullying keep them in a shoal of four to eight to make them feel more confident.
I decided to purchase 5 of them and placed them with my 55 neon tetras in 20 gal heavily planted tank.
This species is found in venezuela rio negro and rio orinoco basins.
Like other hatchetfish carnegiella strigata has a slender body with a deep belly and pectoral fins set high on the body.
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.
The marble hatchet fish is a truly unique looking fish that will always hang out at the top of your tank.
The marble hatchetfish or hatchet is a very popular species of fish due to its unique body shape.
