Marmorata spend about 114 132 days drifting in the plankton before recruiting to river mouths.
Marble freshwater fish.
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 marble hatchet fish is a truly unique looking fish that will always hang out at the top of your tank.
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.
These fish will appreciate some floating plants as their mouth is situated on top of their body and the marbled hatchetfish is used to eating at the surface.
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Aquarium setup and care.
For information on keeping freshwater fish see.
Anguillid eels spend their adult lives in freshwater or estuarine habitats then migrate to the ocean sometimes over long distances to reproduce.
Marbled crayfish a true self cloning wonder for the domestic aquarium.