Clown Killifish | Aquarium Fish Care |
Size | Up to 1.5 inches or 4 cm |
Origin | Africa, mainly the coastal areas of West Africa |
Natural habitat | Coastal swamps and shallow streams |
Fish Hardiness | Relatively easy to keep |
Water Temperature | 72 - 79 ยบF or 22 - 26 ยบC |
Water pH | 5.5 – 7.5 pH |
Water Hardness | 2 - 10 dH |
Strata | Top and middle but mostly top |
Peaceful or Aggressive | Peaceful |
Number of same species in one aquarium | Six or more, more is better |
Minimum tank size | 10 gallons or 40 liters for every six fish |
Community Fish | Yes, with other small and peaceful species |
Compatible with | Cory Cats, Plecos, Mable Hatchet Fish, Guppies and Loaches |
Sexes | Males are larger and more colorful with more prominent fins |
Food | Prefers live or frozen daphnia and blood worms or brine shrimp, will eat flakes |
Breeding | Not very easy to breed |
Breeding temperature | 72 - 75 °F or 22 - 24 °C |
Other names | Rocket Killifish, Rocket Panchax, Clown Panchax |
Scientific name | Pseudepiplatys annulatus |
Other Scientific names | Aplocheilus annulatus, Epiplatys annulatus, Haplochilus annulatus, Panchax annulatus |
Lifespan | 2 - 3 years |
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