
Scientific Name: aplocheilus panchax
Origin: India, Sri Lanka
Family: Cyprinodontidae
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Technical Info
Temperature: 25 - 29 ℃
pH: 6.7 - 7.1
GH: 5 - 9
Max size: 10 cm
Min Tank size: 100 Ltr
Position in Aqua: Top swimmer
Description
You can find this active fish mostly in the upper water layers. Males rival to each other for the favour of the females. The aquarium should be set up with fine leaved plants on the sides and background like javamoss, some floating plants and a dark gravel substrate. In the middle you should leave enough free swimming space.
Food
You should feed them with all kind of live food.
Breeding
Breeding is easy. The temperature should be a little bit higher ( 23 - 28º C, 73 - 82ºF). The eggs are laid and fertilized between fine leaved plants. The eggs hatch during a period of 1 - 14 days. The young can be fed without problems on powdered dry foods and Artemia nauplii.
Compatible with
Ideal for the community tank as long as kept with fish of an equal size of bigger. May nip at fish with long flowing fins.