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Redchin panchax
Epiplatys dageti
4.5 cm
Adult size
70 L
Minimum volume
6
Minimum group
5 years
Lifespan
Water parameters
Understand these values- Genus
- Epiplatys
- Diet
- carnivore
- Social life
- small group
In the wild
Overview
Named after the French ichthyologist Jacques Daget, this killifish is a classic of the hobby: the red-throated form was exported from Monrovia as early as 1908. It is not an annual killifish; hardy and easy to breed, it is ideal for starting out with killies.
- Scientific name
- Epiplatys dageti Poll, 1953
- Classification
- Cyprinodontiformes › Nothobranchiidae
- IUCN Red List
- Least concern (LC)
Natural habitat
West Africa: from Monrovia (Liberia) to southern Côte d'Ivoire and south-western Ghana
Observations (GBIF) and localities Native countries Rivers and lakes
It lives in swampy areas of the coastal savannah and the calm parts of lowland streams and rivers, mostly in fresh water, sometimes brackish.
Behaviour
Peaceful, it does well in a community tank with characins, cyprinids, anabantoids and catfish of similar size. It stays near the surface. Fairly gregarious, it is kept in a group of six or more. An insect predator, it accepts dry food but also needs small live or frozen prey.
Sources:FishBase Seriously Fish GBIF · Base map: Natural Earth