Green panchax
Aplocheilus blockii
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A killifish from southern India and Sri Lanka that lives just under the surface in still coastal waters, fresh or brackish, such as mangroves and rice paddies with floating vegetation. It eats insects, larvae and fish fry.
- Scientific name
- Aplocheilus blockii
- Family
- Aplocheilidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Aplocheilidae
- Order
- Cyprinodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Aplocheilus blochii, Aplocheilus blocki, Haplocheilus pachax blocki, Haplocheilus panchax blochii, Haplochilus panchax blockii, Panchax panchax blochii
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–28 °C
- pH
- 6–8.5
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–20 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4.5 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 41 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 45 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Middle
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Easy
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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