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 | Which Hatchets are hardier and how many in 6ft long tank? |
girlunderrainbow Big Fish Posts: 323 Kudos: 230 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003   | May* put a school in my 125 gal. This tank so far, will have 8 Pearl Gouramies,18-24 Julii Cories, 15 Ottos .. |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38 |      |
tetraman1225 Banned Posts: 155 Kudos: 51 Votes: 0 Registered: 03-May-2003  | I would go for a school of 8-10 of each marbled and silver hatchets. They are both hardy in my experience. Silvers are bigger. But if your tank can handle only one or if you only want one then you should definintly get marbled. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38 | |
jase101 Big Fish Posts: 345 Kudos: 273 Votes: 1 Registered: 06-Jul-2004  | i prefer marbled, and have a school of 14 in a 6 foot tank - i reckon i could get away with another half dozen, as they are such a surface fish - ie, they don't intrude into other fish territories. they like big groups, and some surface cover. i grow banana lillies for them. |
| Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38 | |
Calilasseia   *Ultimate Fish Guru* Panda Funster Posts: 5496 Kudos: 2828 Votes: 731 Registered: 10-Feb-2003  | Oh and watch these things, GirlUnderARainbow, they are ROCKET propelled jumpers - as you might expect with them being freshwater flying fishes! In a 6 foot long, they'll have a good "runway" for take-off, and to forestall such aerobatics, not only will a good cover be essential, but floating plants - if you can find it, Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes is a good choice in a tank as big as yours   |
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| girlunderrainbow Big Fish Posts: 323 Kudos: 230 Votes: 0 Registered: 22-Aug-2003 | I know they can jump lol. When I had some before..2 years ago..I had one tiny hole next to the filter..maybe 1" x 2". One got through their once...alas I found him all dried up already behind the aquarium. |
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| tribblehappy Enthusiast Posts: 221 Kudos: 283 Votes: 41 Registered: 23-Jun-2003  | Most books and stuff will say that the silvers are somewhat hardier than the marbleds. Just an FYI. At work they seem pretty similar though. The silvers seem to adjust to commercial foods better. I'm so adjective, I verb nouns! |
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