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  • Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi)

    Beckford’s Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi)

    $3.99

    The Beckford’s or Golden Pencilfish is a colorful, peaceful schooling fish found throughout much of the Amazon basin and which is also bred on a large scale for the aquarium hobby. One of the hardiest pencilfish, they are well-suited for a peaceful community aquarium and are popular with aquascapers and planted tank hobbyists due to their color and interesting behavior. With their small adult size, they also make a great fish for nano aquariums as well. In the aquarium, they are relatively easy to care for, but care should be taken to ensure larger or faster moving tankmates don’t outcompete them for food.

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  • Beckford's Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi)

    Red Beckford’s Pencilfish (Nannostomus beckfordi ‘red’)

    $4.49

    The Red form of the popular Beckford’s or Golden Pencilfish is a selectively bred strain which has been developed by breeders over generations to give the fish a vibrant red coloration. One of the hardiest pencilfish, they are well-suited for a peaceful community aquarium and are popular with aquascapers and planted tank hobbyists due to their color and interesting behavior. With their small adult size, they also make a great fish for nano aquariums as well. In the aquarium, they are relatively easy to care for, but care should be taken to ensure larger or faster moving tankmates don’t outcompete them for food. Like most small schooling fish they are best kept in groups of 10 or more.

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