 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Tuesday 24th of January 2023. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 140mm SL and the smallest female was at least 120mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 60 months old. The individuals were obtained from Private sale. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 6.60 to 7.00 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 500µs to 600µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 26.5°C to 27.5°C | ||||||
| Current | Medium | ||||||
| Other Water Params | PH - 7.0 TDS - 380 Ammonia - 0 Nitrate - 20 Nitrite - 0 Kh - 1 Temp - 26.5 | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 350mm x 600mm x 380mm (13.8" x 23.6" x 15") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Driftwood and breeding caves | ||||||
| Filtration | 2x XY-380 sponge sponges System runs from a 5ft sump with lots of bakki rods and jap mats and finer filter mats to polish the water. | ||||||
| Lighting | LED strips. | ||||||
| Heating | 2x Schego 600w heaters in the sump. | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | The male is fanning the eggs on the bottom of the tank. They were layed on the tank not in the cave. | ||||||
| Eggs |  There were 30 golden yellow eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. | ||||||
| Time to hatch | 6 days Number: 30 Free swimming: 7 days | ||||||
| Segregation | They are separated to a fry box and later i will move to a growout tank. | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 12mm 14 days: 15mm 21 days: 0mm | ||||||
| 7 days |  | ||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | ||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Will be fed the same as the adults. Repashy super green mixed with morning wood. And i will also feed Sera Micron. | ||||||
