- Common Name(s)
- Brown pencilfish, Hockeystick pencilfish
- Scientific Name
- Nannostomus eques
- Family
- Lebiasinidae
- Origin
- Brazil, Peru, Colombia
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Maximum Size
- 2 inches
- Minimum Tank Size
- 15/20 gallon with minimum base dimensions of 24 x 12
- Tank Setup
- Looks best in a planted tank with a dark substrate and background.
- Tank Region
- Middle-top
- Diet
- Omnivore, will eat dried foods but should be supplemented with live foods.
- Breeding
- Egg-scatterer. Doesn't show any parental care.
- Compatibility
- With other small temp-compatible community fish
- Ease of Keeping
- Intermediate
- Care
- pH: 4.5-7.5 Temperature: 72-83 Fahrenheit
By Fajoe - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26441894
A shoaling fish, so should be kept in groups of 6+ of its own species.
Females are less colorful and more rounder-bodied than males.
