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Banded Panchax
Aplocheilus lineatus
Animalia›Chordata›Actinopterygii›Cyprinodontiformes›Aplocheilidae
📍 India & Sri Lanka
Robust surface-dwelling killifish with bold horizontal stripes and a vivid spotted dorsal. Relatively hardy for a killifish. Ambush predator that lurks at the water surface waiting for insects — needs a tight lid.
Keeping this species
- pH
- 6.0–7.5
- diet
- carnivore/surface insects
- maxSize
- 4 inches
- minTankSize
- 20 gallons
- temperature
- 64–82°F (18–28°C)
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Temperature
64–82°F
18–28°C
Natural Habitat Temperature
72°F — 82°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Jun high)