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Name
Scientific name
Epiplatys annulatus
Described by
Authority Boulenger, Year 1915
Family
Nothobranchiidae
Summary
The clown killifish, Epiplatys annulatus, is a small killifish from coastal lowlands of southern Guinea, Sierra Leone and northwestern Libe…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
35mm, standard length
Tank size
Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm
Water
Temperature and pH
Temperature 20–26°C, pH 4–7
Hardness
1–8dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Supporting text
Etymology
Epiplatys: from the Greek ἐπί (epí), meaning 'above, on top of', and πλατύς (platýs), meaning 'flat, broad', in reference to the flat dorsal surface of the ant…
Distribution
Widely-distributed in coastal lowlands of southern Guinea and Sierra Leone to northwestern Liberia (around Monrovia). Boulenger gave the type locality as 'Mate…
Habitat
Inhabits lowland swamps, slowly-moving streams and small rivers in areas of open savannah and tropical rainforest where it's found among marginal vegetation or…
Aquarium size
Minimum base dimensions of 45 ∗ 30 cm18 ∗ 12 in or equivalent are recommended although smaller aquaria can be used for breeding purposes.
Maintenance
Perhaps looks best in a heavily-planted set-up or natural-style arrangement comprising a sandy substrate plus some driftwood roots and branches. The addition o…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Probably a micropredator feeding on terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates and other zooplankton in nature. In the aquarium it will accept dried foods of a suit…
Behaviour and compatibility
Peaceful with other species but does not make an ideal community fish due to its small size and somewhat specialised requirements. Small tetras such as Ladiges…
Sexual dimorphism
Males are more colourful, develop more-extended fins and grow larger than females.
Reproduction
Relatively easy to breed and in a well-decorated, mature species set-up fry may begin to appear without further intervention. If the adults are being maintaine…
Notes
This species is also traded as 'rocket killifish' and 'banded panchax' and has previously been included in the monotypic genus Pseudepiplatys. The latter is no…
References
References
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