Common name: Tiger Panchax Scientific Name: Aplocheilus lineatus
മലയാളം : നെറ്റിപൊട്ടൻ Common name: Tiger Panchax Scientific Name: Aplocheilus lineatus Malayalam: Poonjan, Manathukanni, Poochutti Description: Lives in streams and reservoirs at high altitudes, and in rivers, wells of the plains, low-lying paddy fields, swamps and brackish waters. Utilized for mosquito control. Not a seasonal killifish. Habitat and Distribution:. Found in Benthopelagic, freshwater or brackish environments. Originated Southern and middle India. Disrtibuted in Asia widely distributed in Peninsular India. Feeding and Breeding: Live food, although flake food is accepted. Aplocheilus lineatus will usually spawn in the community tank. Soft slightly acidic well filtered water with a temperature of 26-27 degrees will give the greatest chance of success. The pair should be fed large amounts of live food in such a tank, and left in the breeding tank for a period of maximum two weeks. After this remove the parents. The first eggs will start to hatch around
