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|name=Wrestling Halfbeak
 
|name=Wrestling Halfbeak
 
|extra_common_names=Wrestling Half Beak, Halfbeak, Malayan Halfbeak
 
|extra_common_names=Wrestling Half Beak, Halfbeak, Malayan Halfbeak
|species=Dermogenys pusillus
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|species=Dermogenys pusilla
|extra_scientific_names=Hemirhamphus pusillus
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|extra_scientific_names=Hemirhamphus pusillus, Hemiramphus fluviatilis
 
|image=Dermogenyspusillus-8546.jpg
 
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|origin=:Found in slow-moving rivers, lakes and canals in Asia, from Thailand to Indonesia, including Myanmar, Bangladesh and India. Juveniles can be found in mangrove forests.
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== Origin ==
|sexing=:Male has yellow on his tail as well as a modified pectoral fin, and females do not.
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:Found in slow-moving rivers, lakes and canals in Asia, from Thailand to Indonesia, including Myanmar, Bangladesh and India. Juveniles can be found in mangrove forests.
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== Sexing ==
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:Male has yellow on his tail as well as a modified pectoral fin, and females do not.
  
 
== Breeding ==
 
== Breeding ==
 
:Live bearers. Female will release fry after 3 months.
 
:Live bearers. Female will release fry after 3 months.
|tank_compatibility=:Do not keep more than one male Halfbeak per tank. Should otherwise be relatively peaceful and suitable to be housed with other peaceful community fish including [[Platy]]s and [[Guppies]].
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|diet=:Can be weaned to many different kinds of food, but enjoy [[brine shrimp]], and small insects such as flies.
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|feeding_regime=:Feed once or twice a day.
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== Tank compatibility ==
|environment_specifics=:Needs many hiding places on the top of the tank like floating plants (ex. Elodia). The tank should be long and spacious.
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:Do not keep more than one male Halfbeak per tank. Should otherwise be relatively peaceful and suitable to be housed with other peaceful community fish including [[Platy]]s and [[Guppies]].
|behaviour=:Mainly occupies the top levels of the tank. The males will fight to the death with other Halfbeaks. Females don't fight as much as males.
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|identification=:Looks like a [[Silver Needle Nose Gar]], only much smaller, and only has half of a beak. A very slender and elongated fish.
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== Diet ==
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:Can be weaned to many different kinds of food, but enjoy [[brine shrimp]], and small insects such as flies.
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== Feeding regime ==
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:Feed once or twice a day.
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== Environment specifics ==
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:Needs many hiding places on the top of the tank like floating plants (ex. Elodia). The tank should be long and spacious.
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== Behaviour ==
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:Mainly occupies the top levels of the tank. The males will fight to the death with other Halfbeaks. Females don't fight as much as males.
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== Identification ==
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:Looks like a [[Silver Needle Nose Gar]], only much smaller, and only has half of a beak. A very slender and elongated fish.
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{{Categories
 
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|Category=Fish, Fish (Brackish), Fish (Freshwater), Livebearers, Oddballs
 
|Category=Fish, Fish (Brackish), Fish (Freshwater), Livebearers, Oddballs

Latest revision as of 22:52, 3 August 2023

Wrestling Halfbeak

Dermogenyspusillus-8546.jpg
Wrestling Halfbeak

Dermogenys pusilla

95 Litres (25 US G.)

5.1-7.6cm (2-3 ")

sg

1 - 1.006

pH

7.0 - 8.0

23.3-27.8°C (74 -82 °F)

6-18 °d

1:1 M:F

Carnivore
Pellet Foods
Flake Foods
Live Foods

3-4 years

Family

Hemiramphidae



Additional names

Wrestling Half Beak, Halfbeak, Malayan Halfbeak

Additional scientific names

Hemirhamphus pusillus, Hemiramphus fluviatilis


Origin[edit]

Found in slow-moving rivers, lakes and canals in Asia, from Thailand to Indonesia, including Myanmar, Bangladesh and India. Juveniles can be found in mangrove forests.


Sexing[edit]

Male has yellow on his tail as well as a modified pectoral fin, and females do not.

Breeding[edit]

Live bearers. Female will release fry after 3 months.


Tank compatibility[edit]

Do not keep more than one male Halfbeak per tank. Should otherwise be relatively peaceful and suitable to be housed with other peaceful community fish including Platys and Guppies.


Diet[edit]

Can be weaned to many different kinds of food, but enjoy brine shrimp, and small insects such as flies.


Feeding regime[edit]

Feed once or twice a day.


Environment specifics[edit]

Needs many hiding places on the top of the tank like floating plants (ex. Elodia). The tank should be long and spacious.


Behaviour[edit]

Mainly occupies the top levels of the tank. The males will fight to the death with other Halfbeaks. Females don't fight as much as males.


Identification[edit]

Looks like a Silver Needle Nose Gar, only much smaller, and only has half of a beak. A very slender and elongated fish.

Pictures[edit]

External links[edit]

  • Fishbase (Mirrors:
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