Gold Wrestling Halfbeak (Dermogenys pusilla) - Tank-Bred!

Gold Wrestling Halfbeak (Dermogenys pusilla) - Tank-Bred!

Name: Gold Wrestling Halfbeak (Dermogenys pusilla) - Tank-Bred!
Brand: Aquatic Arts
SKU: HALFBEAK1
Price: 12.99 USD
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The Gold Wrestling Halfbeak (Dermogenys pusilla) is a very interesting oddball livebearer that is excellent for the nano or planted aquarium. In its natural form, the Wrestling Halfbeak is green-gray in color, but we are proud to offer a tank-raised gold color morph. This fish is a nearly exclusive surface dweller. While it is not a schooling fish, it can be kept in groups in a larger tank over 30 gallons. The “wrestling” part of its common name is due to competitive behavior between males during territory disputes. During these disputes, the males will interlock mouths and wrestle with one another. This can lead to serious injury to one or both males in the confines of a smaller aquarium, but such skirmishes are typically brief and harmless in larger aquariums. This fish is completely peaceful with other species.

Care is fairly simple for the Gold Wrestling Halfbeak. It is naturally found in a variety of water parameters, including somewhat brackish water up to a salinity of 1.005. However, it is somewhat intolerant of sudden changes in water parameters, so smaller, more frequent water changes are recommended. It will thrive on a variety of high-quality frozen and flake foods and, if available, gut-loaded fruit flies.

The Gold Wrestling Halfbeak is a somewhat nervous fish and it can easily damage its long lower jaw by bumping into the aquarium glass when startled. This can be prevented by positioning plant vegetation along the sides and back of the aquarium walls. The Gold Wrestling Halfbeak is a proficient jumper, so a secure lid or at least plenty of surface vegetation is necessary in the aquarium.

What We Like About This Fish:

Interesting oddball surface dweller
Beautiful gold coloration
Small size, perfect for planted aquariums
Peaceful disposition

RECOMMENDED TANK PARAMETERS:

Temperature: 75° - 82° F (24° - 28° C)
pH: 6.5 - 8.0, though a maximum of 7.5 is ideal
KH: 6 - 18 dKH
Minimum tank size: 20 gallons for a small group, though a larger tank is recommended for multiple males

CARE GUIDELINES:

Diet: Frozen foods such as bloodworms, gut-loaded fruit flies, and/or high-quality flake food.
Social behavior: Somewhat social with its own kind, but not a schooling fish. Males will often fight excessively in smaller tanks. Keeping this fish in groups often reduces nervous behavior.
Origin: Tank-bred, but indigenous to India and Southeast Asia
Average adult size: 2 - 2.8 inches (5 - 7.1 cm). Females are much larger than males.
Average purchase size: 1 - 2 inches (2.5 - 5 cm)

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For the safety of our animals, we only ship live fish, crabs, and select other inverts exclusively via UPS 1 Day Air. If your order contains this item, you will only see UPS 1 Day Air as a shipping option during checkout. If other items are in your cart that can ship with 2 day or standard shipping options the only shipping method you can still select is UPS 1 Day Air.

UPS 1 Day is a description of the duration of time a shipment will spend in transit once it has been shipped. This does not guarantee the package will be shipped the same or next day from which the order was placed.

Shipping Schedule for this service

UPS 1 Day: Monday through Thursday

Current Handling Time:

1-9 business days

Here at Aquatic Arts, we consider the welfare of the live animals we are shipping to be of the foremost importance. This process is much more involved than simply creating a shipping label and affixing it to a box. Depending on the order, it takes from 4 to 7 people to complete this process properly. We check the weather conditions here where they fly out of the Indianapolis UPS facility and the destination for each shipment. We start early each morning and go through a multi-step process to have the day's shipments prepared in time for the UPS pickup. The volume of orders in our system also affects the processing time. Therefore our stated handling time is 1-9 business days.

Shipping Rate

Pricing is by size of package needed to fill entire order and distance it must travel. It will be calculated at checkout.

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Gold Wrestling Halfbeak (Dermogenys pusilla) - Tank-Bred!