Rocket Pencil fish

Description

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How To Safely Add Fish To Tank

1. Set live stock aside with transportation bag in room temperature place for 30 minutes.
2. Then transfer bag to float in aquarium for another 30 minutes
3. Use a fish net to transfer the live stock by scooping it from the bag into the tank.

Note: Do not release live stocks together with the transportation water into tank.

Rocket Pencilfish Care in Singapore Tanks

The Rocket Pencilfish is a slender, peaceful nano fish that hangs in the upper and mid water in a characteristic slightly head-up posture, drifting in loose groups. Like all pencilfish it is happiest in a shoal, so keep at least eight to ten; in numbers they relax, colour up and behave naturally rather than hiding. Their small mouths mean they take only tiny foods, so micro pellets and finely crushed flake suit them best.

These are gentle fish that do poorly with boisterous or fast tankmates that outcompete them at feeding. Singapore’s soft, slightly acidic dechlorinated tap water suits them well, and our ambient 27-29C means most keepers run them without a heater. A densely planted tank with floating cover and tannin-stained water brings out their colour and makes them feel secure, which is when their best patterning shows.

See our pencil fish range for more. Our pencilfish care guide and Nannostomus pencilfish guide cover the details, and our drip acclimation guide helps these sensitive nano fish settle gently.