Food and Tankmates
Common hatchetfish are devout carnivores; vegetative matter does not, to any appreciable measure, factor into their natural dietary regimen. Feed protein-rich flakes, brine shrimp, tubifex, bloodworms, or small, floating, carnivore pellets.
What does a hatchetfish eat?
Hatchetfish are generally carnivores in nature and can eat small planktons, small insects above the water level, mosquito larvae, crustaceans, and small tiny worms (like flatworms), shrimps, crustaceans, and insects consist of 90% of their diet in the wild.
What fish can live with hatchetfish?
Tank Mates
Be sure to keep them with other peaceful fish since they get stressed so easily by fish that are aggressive and highly active. Suitable Tank Mates for Blackwing Hatchetfish: Callichthys Catfish. Loricariid Catfish.
