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Pygmy Hatchetfish
Carnegiella myersi
Gasteropelecidae
📍 South America
A tiny surface-dwelling fish with a deep, keel-shaped body and large pectoral fins capable of powered flight. Schools just below the surface and can leap considerable distances. Requires a tight-fitting lid and calm water.
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Quick Facts
- diet
- Carnivore – floating micro foods, fruit flies, baby brine shrimp
- lifespan
- 2–5 years
- max size
- 2.5 cm (1 in)
- tank size
- 10 gallons minimum
- school size
- 8+
- temperament
- Peaceful, schooling
Water it likes
- ph
- 5.5–7.0
- ammonia
- 0 ppm
- nitrate
- <20 ppm
- hardness
- 1–10 dGH
- temperature
- 75–82°F (24–28°C)
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