- Colours, patterns, and size may vary
- Grows to max size of ~7cm
- Great shoaling fish for community aquariums
Please check the delivery dates below before placing your order.
Overview
Everything you need to know about One-Lined Pencilfish, at a glance:
- Common Names: -
- Scientific Name: Nannostomus unifasciatus
- Max Size: ~7cm
- Temperature Range: 24-26°C
- pH Range: 6-7.5, benefit from slightly soft/acidic conditions
- Compatibility: Peaceful, great addition to community aquariums with other small fish
- Plant Safe: Yes
- Area Of Origin: South America; Amazon River basin
- Suitable Foods: Offer variety of crush flakes/pellets, as well as some occasional small live/frozen foods such as white mosquito larvae and brineshrimp
- Special Requirements: Keep in groups of at least 6 individuals to increase their confidence and promote natural shoaling behaviours, keep in mixed groups with more females than males to reduce intraspecific aggression, provide lots of hiding places primarily in the form of dense vegetation and floating plants
How is this One-Lined Pencilfish delivered?
All of our aquatic animals are dispatched from our livestock distributor and delivered directly to your door. Our distributor dispatches and delivers livestock packages on Wednesday and Thursday to avoid animals being in transit over the weekend.
After placing your livestock order, you will receive all the information needed to track your livestock order via email. If you have any problems regarding delivery, or concerns about the health/wellbeing of your animal(s) upon arrival, please contact us, Swell UK Ltd, immediately, or at least within 48 hours of receiving your livestock order.
Any other, non-livestock items that you purchase alongside livestock will be sent via standard or express delivery and arrive at your delivery address in a different package. This means that, depending on when you place your order, you may receive your non-livestock items before or after your livestock package.
For a detailed breakdown of when you can expect to receive your livestock package depending on the day you place your order, be sure to check the delivery details in the specifications below.
Above images for illustration purposes only. Exact colours, patterns, and size may vary between individuals.
Please note: The livestock that is sold on our online site is not held in store at our Swell shop, or available for collection from the shop. Species sold at our Swell store will differ from ones available to order to your door.
Order livestock by | Receive order by |
Monday 4pm | Wednesday |
Tuesday 4pm | Thursday |
Wednesday | Following Wednesday |
Thursday | Wednesday |
Friday | Wednesday |
Saturday | Wednesday |
Sunday | Wednesday |
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