Freshwater
Johnston's topminnow
Micropanchax johnstoni
Procatopodidae, Procatopodinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 8.5 cm
- Body shape
- Elongated
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 25 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Angola, Botswana, Congo - Kinshasa, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, and 2 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found near the surface and among weeds in which it seeks refuge and food. Prefers standing or gently flowing water as in river backwaters, floodplains, swamps, creeks and pools. Usually found in small shoals near the surface, among fringing vegetation; usually abundant when present. It feeds on small invertebrates like mosquito larvae and daphnia. A serial spawner, laying eggs which attach to vegetation. When food is abundant, breeding occurs daily over an extended period (year-round where conditions are suitable). 6 cm max TL. Not a seasonal killifish. Is difficult to maintain in aquarium.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Aplocheilichthys johnstoni
- Aplocheilichthys johnstonii
- Aplocheilichthys myaposae
- Aplocheilus johnstoni
- Haplochilichthys johnstoni
- Haplochilus atripinna
In other languages
- Johnston's lampeye, Killifish, Slender topminnow, Topminnow
Articles
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Ich (white spot)4 min read
The most common disease in aquarium fish. How to recognize it, why it shows up, and how to get rid of it.