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Description: Common hatchetfish are well-liked among aquarist due to its unique shape. Planning to buy a school of them? Make sure you know how to choose a good quality common hatchetfish. Originated from the warm waters of South America, Gasteropelecus sternicla or common hatchetfish is one of the most popular hatchetfish for aquarium. Besides not hard to take care of, people like it because it has a unique hatchet-shaped belly. Furthermore, its ability to live longer compared to other types of hatchetfish adds more value among aquarists.  If you are interested in buying some common hatchetfish of good quality, read on because we will cover everything you need to know how to choose a good quality common hatchetfish. 1. Make sure it is common hatchetfish People often call common hatchetfish as silver hatchetfish, but that is actually a misnomer. Common hatchetfish or river hatchetfish refers to Gasteropelecus sternicla, while silver hatchetfish is Gasteropelecus levis.  Common...

Description: As a carnivore, common hatchetfish is not picky about food. Give them good foods to make them live longer. Here are tips on how to choose a good common hatchetfish feed. Despite their small size, Gasteropelecus sternicla (commonly known as common hatchetfish) are carnivores. As a carnivore, they will need protein that can be found in meaty foods.  However, it is a good thing that common hatchetfish are not picky. You can give any common hatchetfish feed to them, whether it is flake food, dried food, frozen food, or living food. However, good foods for fish equals longer life, so you need the best food available. Read till the end to know how to choose a good feed for the common hatchetfish. • Live and frozen food for common hatchetfish Fish are easily stressed when they are faced with a new environment and foods. Therefore, it is important to give them similar foods as domestic fish in an aquarium. Back in their natural habitat, insects are the primary diet of common...

Description: Breeding common hatchetfish is very difficult, but not entirely impossible. To make it easier for you, here we have a guide on how to breed common hatchetfish.  What makes breeding common hatchetfish difficult is the limited documentation about it. This is because people don’t generally breed common hatchetfish, and the one they bought from sellers is freshly-caught. However, breeding the Gasteropelecus sternicla actually follows a similar routine as to how to breed marbled hatchetfish.  Therefore, how exactly do you breed common hatchetfish? Read on because here is everything you need to know about how to breed common hatchetfish. - Differentiating sexes in common hatchetfish First of all, female common hatchetfish lays the egg. Thus, before breeding common hatchetfish, you need to know which one is female.  The females are usually larger and more rounded than the males. It is a small fish, so it might be difficult to see the size differences. However, fem...

Description: You need to prepare a few things if you plan to put common hatchetfish on your aquarium. Here are five techniques to keep common hatchetfish in aquariums. Common hatchetfish may not be the most difficult fish to take care of, but it’s not that easy either. It can fly out of water’s surface, and it is prone to ich when it interacts with a new environment. For that reason, this hatchet-shaped fish is mostly recommended for the intermediate-level aquarist who knows what to prepare. However, don’t worry! Even as a beginner, you can also do it because we will tell you the five techniques to keep common hatchetfish in aquariums. 1. Choosing an aquarium for common hatchetfish  When you prepare for common hatchetfish’ habitat, you need to remember that hatchetfish is a schooling fish. It means common hatchetfish will live longer if you keep it in groups of the same species. To house at least eight common hatchetfish in aquariums, you need a fish tank that can contain at leas...