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Peaceful and shy; keep with other tiny fish in a planted, covered tank.
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Peaceful and shy; keep with other tiny fish in a planted, covered tank. Short lived.
Daphnia, baby brine shrimp, microworms and fine flakes.
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Males are more colourful, have longer fins and grow larger than females. Both sexes carry the four broad dark bars.
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Egg-layer (mop spawner) · Moderate
Lays eggs among fine plants such as Riccia or moss, floating plant roots or spawning mops; relatively easy, and fry may appear on their own in a mature planted tank.
One male with 2-3 females.
10 L tank with floating plants, soft water and spawning mops.
Warm, soft water and live food.
Eggs hatch after about 9-12 days at 24-25 °C. Fry first need very small foods such as rotifers.
Baby brine shrimp and microworms.
A tiny killifish from coastal West Africa (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia) with four broad dark bars, also sold as 'rocket killifish'. Described by Boulenger in 1915 from Sierra Leone.
George Boulenger described this tiny killifish in 1915. Its bold black bands and colourful tail made it a favourite for nano aquariums.
First described by George A. Boulenger in 1915. Named for 'Annulatus' means ringed.
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Boulenger, 1915. Some books and dealers use Pseudepiplatys annulatus (Aarn & Shepherd 2001); Catalog of Fishes and Seriously Fish keep it in Epiplatys because Pseudepiplatys made Epiplatys paraphyletic.
Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: genus Epiplatys · Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish)Legacy had no family.
FishBase: Epiplatys annulatus · Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: genus EpiplatysFishBase 4 cm TL (total length); Seriously Fish 3.5 cm SL (standard length).
FishBase: Epiplatys annulatus · Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish)Within Seriously Fish's 20-26 °C.
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish) · FishBase: Epiplatys annulatusWithin Seriously Fish's 4.0-7.0; it prefers soft, acidic water.
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish) · FishBase: Epiplatys annulatusLegacy had no hardness.
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish)45 x 30 x 30 cm = 40,500 cm³ ≈ 41 L. Legacy 20 L is only suitable for breeding.
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish)Legacy 6.
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish)Seriously Fish says this of Epiplatys in general; free-swimming fry are also seen near the surface.
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish)Seriously Fish (preferred) moderate; FishBase says very difficult. 'Should never be added to biologically-immature aquaria' (Seriously Fish).
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish) · FishBase: Epiplatys annulatusLegacy said females have fewer bands; the four bars are a species character, not a sex difference.
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish)Keep snails and shrimp out of the breeding tank: they eat the eggs (Seriously Fish).
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish)Legacy said 10-14 days; legacy egg count (10-20 a day) not found in any source. Legacy fry food 'baby brine shrimp' is too large at first.
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish)Legacy said it is often kept in small tanks; Seriously Fish recommends at least 45 x 30 cm except for breeding.
Seriously Fish: Epiplatys annulatus (Clown Killifish)