Family: Aplocheilidae
Distribution: Epiplatys neumanni hails from Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, in Africa. It prefers small bodies of water and creeks under rainforest cover.
PH: 7.0 pH
Temperature: 22 – 24°C (72 – 75 °F)
Hardness: 9 gdH
Description: This species will grow to around 5-6cm in size and their bodies will display transverse bars and are spotted. Their fins are a bright yellow, with radial lines. Epiplatys neumanni are generally yellow and brown in colour, with occasional touches of blue.
They are naturally found co-existing with other species, thus they may be appropriate for community tanks. The male Epiplatys neumanni are rather aggressive, therefore a densely-planted tank set-up is recommended, with ample room for all species to have their own territories.
These are not seasonal killifish.
Diet:
Breeding: Epiplatys neumanni are fairly unproductive. The best results are attained using fish of at least one year of age.
When endeavouring to breed, this species requires copious amounts of live foods; however worms should not be used as Epiplatys neumanni will become overweight quite easily. The fry will grow extremely slowly and will not reach sexual maturity until a year old. They are also rather sensitive to water pollution, so clean, fresh water is required as well as regular water changes.
It is also worth noting that breeding will generally produce more males than females.
They have a similar breeding cycle as Aphyosemion cameronense, another species of fish whose territory overlaps with Epiplatys neumanni.
Comments: Epiplatys neumanni are rare in captivity, thus information is difficult to obtain. For these purposes, general information regarding the killifish species has been included.
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Recommended Compatible Species: There is no available information regarding how Epiplatys neumanni have behaved in community tanks; nevertheless, 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.
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Originally posted 2010-04-09 08:46:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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