How big do half beaks get?

While there is some variation, males, on average, are smaller than their female counterparts. The former usually measure somewhere around 5.5 centimeters while the latter can grow upto 7 centimeters long.

Are half beaks aggressive?

They are small and generally peaceful towards other species, although males can be aggressive to one another. Dermogenys pusillius, the wrestling halfbeak, in particular fight vigorously. Battles may end in injuries.

Are Halfbeaks easy to breed?

Not as easy to breed as many livebearers, although it is certainly possible. The difficulty does not lie with inducing the fish to breed, but that many females give birth to still-born fry. They are quite easy to feed and raise, accepting both powdered dry foods and brine shrimp nauplii from birth.

Are Halfbeaks community fish?

Halfbeaks are a type of marine and brackish water fish belonging to the family Hemiramphidae. There are numerous species of halfbeak, but most of the brackish species are peaceful community fish.

How many offspring does a wrestling halfbeak have?

Wrestling halfbeaks are livebearing fish, the females giving birth to around twenty offspring after a gestation period of about a month. Wrestling halfbeaks are sexually dimorphic.

Where does the wrestling halfbeak live in the world?

The wrestling halfbeak (Dermogenys pusilla) also known as Malayan halfbeak is a species of viviparous halfbeak native to the fresh and brackish waters of rivers and coastal regions in South-East Asia, in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.

When to remove a wrestling halfbeak from a tank?

Furnish the tank as suggested above, with plenty of surface vegetation, condition the fish well, and mating should not present a problem. Gestation is heavily dependant on temperature, varying between 3-6 weeks. Assuming they are healthy, the fry are best removed, as the adults may predate on them.

What kind of food does a wrestling halfbeak eat?

It is the type species of the genus Dermogenys. Wrestling halfbeaks are surface-feeding fish and feed on a variety of small invertebrates including crustaceans and insect larvae, but especially mosquito larvae and flying insects that have fallen onto the surface of the water.