Marble Hatchet Fish Jumping

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Marble hatchet fish jumping.

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. See the first video here. Marble hatchet fish are accomplished jumpers so you will also need a hood that has no escape points that will give them the opportunity to jump out. The tank should be well covered to prevent the fish from jumping.

Marble hatchet fish the world s only true flying fish. Carnegiella strigata marbled hatchetfish marbled hatchetfish. 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. But since the marble hatchet will jump out of the water an aquarium hood is necessary to help keep the marble hatchet safe and contained.

Native to the amazon around iquitos and guyana the marble hatchet grows to 4 5 cm. I took another video of my marble hatchets jumping in my tank and one jumped out and fell on the floor. Hatchet fish jumping out of tank. The marble hatchet is one of the easier hatchet fish to care for as their tolerance for different water parameters is much wider.

Use our fish community creator tool to plan your tank set up and ensure that the marbled. They are less prone to becoming sick and are quite hardy fish. It s a good idea to turn on the room lights before turning on the fish tank lights to prevent spooking them. In addition the marble hatchet requires excellent water quality.

The marble hatchet breeds in soft water about 5 and a low ph about 6 0. Keeping them with skittish fish may increase the chances of them deciding to jump out. They can jump out of the tank if given any small holes which are often created to fit in aquarium heaters filters and other wires. I was doing some fish room cleaning today when i found two dried up hatchet fish that jumped out of my 55g angelfish tank.