Celebes Halfbeak

Celebes Halfbeak (Nomorhamphus liemi)
A unique surface-dwelling livebearer with a sleek profile and fascinating behaviour

The Celebes Halfbeak is an eye-catching oddball fish from Indonesia, instantly recognisable by its long lower jaw and torpedo-shaped body. These surface-oriented livebearers are active, intelligent, and constantly cruising the top of the aquarium. Males display bright red and yellow fins, while females are larger and more subtly coloured. Halfbeaks do best in planted aquariums with floating plants and gentle water flow, where they can display natural schooling behaviour and feel secure.

Need to Know:

• Recommended For: Peaceful community and oddball aquariums

• Minimum Tank Size: 80 litres

• Temperature Range: 24–28°C

• pH Range: 7.0–8.2

• Recommended School Size: 6 or more

• Compatibility: Peaceful but fast-moving; avoid slow, timid fish

• Max Size: 6–8 cm

Shipping Disclaimer:

All fish are shipped on Monday or Tuesday mornings via an overnight courier (Sometimes same day, location dependant). We use NZ Couriers for all livestock shipping, we find they handle your fish with the best possible care.

Special Requests:

If you have any requests for gender/colour etc we will do our best to accomodate them. Please note we can not always accomodate every request due to high stock turnover and what is available at the time. We move all fish sold online into seperate holding tanks while they wait to be shipped.

Rural Shipping:

Good news! If you are a rural customer, we can still ship fish to you. Fish will be shipped to your nearest agent and they will call you when they arrive. Please ensure you provide your mobile number when ordering.