Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Thursday 3rd of November 2022. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 6 females. The smallest male was at least 90mm SL and the smallest female was at least 80mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 18 months old. The individuals were obtained from Midtun zoo. |
Feeding | 1. | Bloodworm (frozen) daily | | 2. | Brineshrimp (Artemia) (frozen) daily | | 3. | Home made wegetable (live) daily | | 4. | California Blackworms (live) occasionally | |
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Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
pH | 6.10 to 6.30 |
Conductivity | 100µs to 100µs |
Temperature | 28.0°C to 30.0°C |
Current | Medium |
Other Water Params | 700 L/H in a 120L tank. 50% waterchange each week. Co habitating them with 10 rummynose tetras, 5 nemadoras elongatus, 1 L27 and 5 corydoras sterbai. |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 810mm x 360mm x 500mm (31.9" x 14.2" x 19.7") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Juwel rio 125. Horisontal rocks with caves in between and logs with anubias, sandy bottom. |
Filtration | Juwel internal filter 500 l/h and aquael internal filter 250 l/h. |
Lighting | Standard tube lighting from the Juwel Rio 125. Lights on from 15:00 to 24:00. |
Heating | Eheim 200 watt heater. |
Breeding |
Behaviour | Normal ancistrus spawning behaviour. Added leaves and some liters with cold water. |
Eggs | There were 55 yellow eggs laid which were 5.0mm in diameter. |
Time to hatch | 3 days Number: 55 Free swimming: 6 days |
Segregation | Removed the fryes from the cave once they hatched. Added them to a zizz breederboxs. |
Fry sizes | 7 days: 10mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm |
7 days | |
Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm |
Fry and juvenile feeding | JBL pleco tabs and homemade wegetable blend. |