Marble Hatchet Fish Tankmates

I set the camera high so the view is looking somewhat downwards into the tank.

Marble hatchet fish tankmates.

Marble hatchet fish caught my eye in a tropical fish store as one of the most serene fish i have ever seen before. 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. The marble hatchet also has a rainbow of colors that dresses its stunningly shiny brown 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.

This species is found in venezuela rio negro and rio orinoco basins. I have silver and marbled in my 55g angelfish tank. 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. The middle of the pectoral fins are darkly colored hence the common name of black winged hatchet fish from the gills to the tall there is a dark stripe and above this is a silvery band.

Like other hatchetfish carnegiella strigata has a slender body with a deep belly and pectoral fins set high on the body. 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. The marble hatchet fish is a truly unique looking fish that will always hang out at the top of your tank. These are my hatchetfish.

But the marble hatchet also boasts a subtle rainbow of colors that dresses its stunningly shiny brown body. Like other hatchetfish the carnegiella strigata has a slender body with a deep belly pectoral fins set very high on the body. The marble hatchet is among the more popular species of fish thanks to its unique shape. This species is the smallest of the aquarium hatchet fish with an adult size of 3 5 cm.

Use our fish community creator tool to plan your tank set up and ensure that the marbled.