All fish / Nothobranchiidae

Avichang Killifish

Fundulopanchax avichang

Also known as avichang killi, fundulopanchax avichang, aphyosemion avichang

This is a stocky Gabonese killifish described in 2007. Males are bluish with red spots and a red and yellow edge to the fins, while females are much plainer. Killifish hobbyists keep it for its bright male colours and because it is rarely seen outside specialist circles.

Care at a glance

Care level

Moderate

Temperament

Semi

Adult size

6 cm

Temperature

22 to 25 °C

pH

6 to 7

Smallest tank

40 litres

Keep as

Pair or one male with two or three females

Diet

Carnivore: live and frozen foods such as bloodworm, daphnia, brine shrimp and mosquito larvae; some will take flakes

Swims

Middle of the tank

Lifespan

2 to 3 years

Water

Freshwater

Wild range

Gabon (Ogooué basin)

Breeding

It lays eggs on spawning mops or fine plants near the bottom or among the plants, and the eggs can be left in the tank or kept on damp peat for a few weeks before hatching. Breeding is fairly straightforward for experienced killifish keepers, and the fry take newly hatched brine shrimp.

Good to know

Males can be quarrelsome with one another and the fish will eat very small tankmates. Keep the tank tightly covered as it jumps well.