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Name: Celebes Halfbeak
Scientific name: Nomorhamphus liemi liemi
Family:Hemiramphidae
Maximum size: 4 in (10 cm)
Origin: Southeastern Asia
Feeding: Flake, frozen, pellet, and live foods
Temp: 75-81°f (24-27°c)
PH: 6.5-8.0
Care: The Celebes halfbeak makes its home in shallow, freshwater, fast-flowing streams. Providing a current would be beneficial to this fish. They are a great community fish, and can be kept with other livebearers, as well as colisa, corydoras, and Celebes rainbowfish. A ratio of 1 male to 2-3 females is best to prevent fighting, and a group of no less than 5 is recommended. Like the wrestling halfbeak, tank depth is unimportant. It should be at least 36" long, with plenty of plants and floating plants. Unlike the wrestling halfbeak, it does not like salt added to the water. They can be sensitive to changing water conditions, and water parameters should be monitored carefully. They are omnivorous, and should be fed a wide variety of foods, including live.
Feeding: Flake, frozen, pellet, and live foods
Breeding: Breeding of the Celebes halfbeak is easier than of the wrestling halfbeak. The male is smaller and slimmer than the female, as well as being more vividly colored and having a gonopodium. Condition potential parents with Artemia, Drosophila , and mosquito larvae. The water parameters should be as follows: pH 6.5, temperature 75°F-79°F, dH 4-6. The female will carry the fertilized eggs for about 6-8 weeks. Only 9-18 fry will be born per brood, at an impressive 1" at birth. It is necessary to remove either the fry or the parents, or the fry will be eaten. Feed fry with Artemia and powdered foods.
Comments: The Celebes halfbeak is the largest of the freshwater halfbeaks. It is also sometimes called the beakless halfbeak, since the lower jaw curls around under the head, pointing back towards the body. The body is silver-brown, with red, black-fringed fins. They are found in Sulawesi, also known as Celebes. Females grow to 4", while the males generally only grow to 2.7". There is a sub-species of this halfbeak, the Nomorhamphus liemi snijdersi, which is found in central Sulawesi. It differs in that it has more black, and less red coloring.
Scientific name: Nomorhamphus liemi liemi
Family:Hemiramphidae
Maximum size: 4 in (10 cm)
Origin: Southeastern Asia
Feeding: Flake, frozen, pellet, and live foods
Temp: 75-81°f (24-27°c)
PH: 6.5-8.0
Care: The Celebes halfbeak makes its home in shallow, freshwater, fast-flowing streams. Providing a current would be beneficial to this fish. They are a great community fish, and can be kept with other livebearers, as well as colisa, corydoras, and Celebes rainbowfish. A ratio of 1 male to 2-3 females is best to prevent fighting, and a group of no less than 5 is recommended. Like the wrestling halfbeak, tank depth is unimportant. It should be at least 36" long, with plenty of plants and floating plants. Unlike the wrestling halfbeak, it does not like salt added to the water. They can be sensitive to changing water conditions, and water parameters should be monitored carefully. They are omnivorous, and should be fed a wide variety of foods, including live.
Feeding: Flake, frozen, pellet, and live foods
Breeding: Breeding of the Celebes halfbeak is easier than of the wrestling halfbeak. The male is smaller and slimmer than the female, as well as being more vividly colored and having a gonopodium. Condition potential parents with Artemia, Drosophila , and mosquito larvae. The water parameters should be as follows: pH 6.5, temperature 75°F-79°F, dH 4-6. The female will carry the fertilized eggs for about 6-8 weeks. Only 9-18 fry will be born per brood, at an impressive 1" at birth. It is necessary to remove either the fry or the parents, or the fry will be eaten. Feed fry with Artemia and powdered foods.
Comments: The Celebes halfbeak is the largest of the freshwater halfbeaks. It is also sometimes called the beakless halfbeak, since the lower jaw curls around under the head, pointing back towards the body. The body is silver-brown, with red, black-fringed fins. They are found in Sulawesi, also known as Celebes. Females grow to 4", while the males generally only grow to 2.7". There is a sub-species of this halfbeak, the Nomorhamphus liemi snijdersi, which is found in central Sulawesi. It differs in that it has more black, and less red coloring.
