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Name
Scientific name
Pachypanchax playfairii
Described by
Authority Günther, Year 1866, Bracketed
Family
Aplocheilidae
Common names
Playfair's Panchax
Photograph credits
All 2 credited
Summary
Playfair's panchax, Pachypanchax playfairii, is a killifish from forest streams in the granitic Seychelles, and has been translocated to Za…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
100mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Not recorded
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 18–24°C, pH 6–8
Hardness
5–15dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Peaceful
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Seychelles
Writing
Etymology
Pachpanchax: from the Greek pachy, meaning 'thick', and the generic name Panchax, in reference to member species' appearing rather like a 'chubby' Panchax. pla…
Distribution
Type locality is given simply as 'Seychelles' and this species was originally endemic to the Granitic Seychelles, i.e., those islands in the centre of the grou…
Habitat
Unlike the outer coral-based islands the Granitic Seychelles are covered in tropical moist forest with a number of endemic plant and animal species, and P. pla…
Aquarium size
An aquarium with base dimensions of should be the absolute minimum considered.
Maintenance
Not written yet
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
An unfussy feeder and will accept quality dried products as well as live and frozen fare, including earthworms of its own body length as well as bloodworm, Tub…
Behaviour and compatibility
Relatively peaceful although much smaller fishes are likely to be predated on, and given its conservation status it's perhaps best maintained alone. It can be …
Sexual dimorphism
Males grow larger than females and develop more-extended fins as they mature, plus they are far more colourful than females with a series of reddish-brown spot…
Reproduction
If conditions are suitable this species is not difficult to breed and will deposit its eggs among live plants, aquatic mosses, synthetic mops, etc. It's perhap…
Notes
This species can be immediately told apart from all congeners by the presence of raised scales on the dorsal surface of most adult males and a black ocellus in…
References
References
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