Family: Aplocheilidae
Distribution: Epiplatys mesogramma is endemic to the Central African Republic. This species prefers still water in clear, non-swampy area.
PH: 7.0 pH
Temperature: 22 – 28°C (72 – 82 °F)
Hardness: 9 gdH
Description: Epiplatys mesogramma will reach around 6cm when fully mature and is identifiable by 6 transverse bars.
This species is extremely shy and prefer shaded areas, thus hiding places (such as PVC pipes and rocks) and floating plants should be included in the tank set-up. They are peaceful and non-territorial and should only be added to a community tank that includes other non-aggressive species.
These are not seasonal killifish.
Diet: As this fish is rare in captivity, there is no information available on their specific diet. It is recommended that a general Epiplatys diet consisting of high-quality flakes and live foods is trialled.
Breeding: Clean water and high-quality food are paramount when attempting to breed Epiplatys mesogramma. They prefer fibrous peat or spawning maps to spawn onto.
Once the adults have spawned onto the plants or peat, remove the eggs from the tank. When the fry have hatched, they should be separated by size for approximately 2-3 weeks, as they may become cannibalistic towards the smaller fry.
The fry will reach sexual maturity in about 4-5 months, and will be fully-grown in another 3-5 months.
Parents will not attack their eggs or fry.
Comments: Whilst Epiplatys mesogramma is reportedly easy to keep in aquariums, it is rare and, as such, available information is difficult to come by. For these purposes, we have included general information pertaining to the killifish species.
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Recommended Compatible Species: Other non-aggressive fish species are highly recommended, as Epiplatys mesogramma are peaceful. They should live happily with Tetra species (particularly the Neon Tetra and Black Tetra). They also should be good tank mates with Discus, Apistogramma‘s like Apistogramma Cacatouides and Apistogramma Borelli, Corydoras Catfish (particularly Corydoras Sterbai and Corydoras aeneus) Angelfish, Clown loach, the common Guppy and Platy and most Gourami (such as the Blue Gourami and Dwarf Gourami like the Honey Gourami) Also should live happily with most Danio (particularly the Zebra Danioand Pearl Danio) and also many other Killifish could make great tank mates.
Originally posted 2010-04-09 08:39:59. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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