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.
Marble freshwater fish.
Aquarium setup and care.
Marbled crayfish a true self cloning wonder for the domestic aquarium.
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.
Anguillid eels spend their adult lives in freshwater or estuarine habitats then migrate to the ocean sometimes over long distances to reproduce.
Be sure to provide some clear areas on the surface for them to feed.
Marmorata spend about 114 132 days drifting in the plankton before recruiting to river mouths.
The leaf shaped larvae common to all anguillids called a leptocephalus is especially suited to long distance migration.
For information on keeping freshwater fish see.
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