Marbled Hatchetfish Diet

Carnegiella strigata günther 1864 marbled hatchetfish synonymstop.

Marbled hatchetfish diet. Updated august 5 2019 author. In the marbled hatchetfish the basic coloration is brownish to golden yellow with a silver sheen. The marble hatchet fish is a truly unique looking fish that will always hang out at the top of your tank. 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.

The literally flat form of its back and its dorsal fin located almost at the beginning of the caudal one marbled hatchet fish lacks fat fin clearly show us the area of the water column that inhabits it. Hatchetfish diet and feeding. The back is dark green with black dots of varying size. Carnegiella strigata vesca fraser brunner 1950.

In nature they are insect eaters and larva eaters taking terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates and other zooplankton taken at or near the water surface. Marbled hatchet fish carnegiella strigata strigata. Carnegiella strigata marowini hoedeman 1952. 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.

Use our fish community creator tool to plan your tank set up and ensure that the marbled. 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 marbled hatchetfish carnegiella strigata is a river hatchetfish. Fantasy aquatics marbled hatchetfish duration.

Eigenmann for the type species c. Carnegiella strigata surinamensis hoedeman 1952. Gasteropelecus strigatus günther 1864. Mike fishlore admin social media.

At the family level the term gasteropelecidae means hatchet shaped belly which is readily apparent in its appearance. Coolest silver hatchet fish in a freshwater tropical aquarium high definition hd duration. Gasteropelecus fasciatus garman 1890.