Marble Hatchet Fish And Angelfish

These are my hatchetfish.

Marble hatchet fish and angelfish.

I set the camera high so the view is looking somewhat downwards into the 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. I have silver and marbled in my 55g angelfish tank. Like other hatchetfish carnegiella strigata has a slender body with a deep belly and pectoral fins set high on the body.

Though they will all happily shoal together they can t interbreed so make sure you have appropriate pairs. But the marble hatchet also boasts a subtle rainbow of colors that dresses its stunningly shiny brown body. This is a true surface dweller fish and can jump so a secure lid is needed. 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 easiest ones to breed in captivity are marbled hatchet fish though they are among the more delicate strains in general. Breeding hatchet fish there are several species of hatchet fish which all look quite similar and are often mis sold. The marble hatchet is among the more popular species of fish thanks to its unique shape.