125 gallon planted project

[Snagrio]

They're next to impossible to get clear pics of. They blend into the bareness of the quarantine tank and are very skittish to boot. There's a couple new ones I just posted in my ich thread for them but it's only to post about a concern I have, the pics of the fish aren't that good as you can see here.

 

[fishorama]

Whee, that right most 1 looks very girlie but , like I said, I haven't kept hatchets...I looked at your ich thread just now...

 

[Snagrio]

All of them look identical in appearance. My best guess is size makes the gender difference because the instance I saw two in a courtship dance the size discrepancy was apparent between them.

There's not much general info I could find about hatchets online either. The most bare bones basic factoids and that was about it.

 

[fishorama]

I dunno, that 1's tummy looks extra large...maybe the pic angle? (shrug) Are they adult size or more juvenile?

 

[Snagrio]

The pic was taken a few hours after they ate, so their bellies were still full. Which btw, weird fact. Their innards are all crammed into that tiny space and their poop comes out in front of the anal fin (so right in the bottom middle of the body). This pygmy hatchet (Carnegiella myersi) gives a visual idea. Already thought these fish were peculiar but the more I learn the more I'm mystified.

As for their size, most are full grown with some a bit smaller. And given how they've just developed the black on their dorsal fins, I'd wager they're all young adults.