After Erhard Roloff, German aquarist.

Romand R. 1978.

Zum Thema Epiplatys olbrechtsi Poll 1941; zugleich eine vorläufige Beschreibung von Epiplatys roloffi spec. nov. aus Salayea.

DATZ 31 (11): p 368-370, 3 figures.

8 cm

• D = 11-13, A = 16-17, ll = 32-34 (Romand 1978)(Original description)
• D = 11-13, A = 15-18, ll = 31-33 (Romand 1978)(Revue de Zoologie Africaine 92 (4) p 976-984)
• D = 11-13, A = 15-18, D/A = +8-10 (Romand 1992)

Epiplatys

fasciolatus

• Epiplatys olbrechtsi (non Poll 1941) Roloff 1976
• Epiplatys species 'Braunrot' Berkenkamp & Etzel 1978
• Aplocheilus roloffi Scheel 1990

• Kolahun
• Macenta
• Salayea (northern Liberia)
• Voinjama

Salayea.

The upper Lofa & upper Saint Paul River systems of northwestern Liberia & into southeastern Guinea.

http://homepage.uibk.ac.at/homepage/c102/c102mr/epiplaty/roloffi.htm

Small streams, brooks & swamps.

Collected by Roloff in 1971 at Salayeo, Liberia. At first this was thought to be olbrechtsi. Romand described this sp. as roloffi in 1978.

A fairly easy species to breed, although my first pair proved hard to breed. This undoubtedly being due to harder water. When I tried another pair in later years in rainwater I had plenty of eggs. The tank was on the top row of my fish house which received natural daylight. I also added a little salt to the water.

Eggs are laid in top mops & I incubated them seperately which took about 14 days. Newly hatched fry can take newly hatched brine shrimp. Growth is slow though & sexual maturity can take up to 9 months.