 Basics | |||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 4th of August 2019. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 70mm SL and the smallest female was at least 70mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 24 months old. The individuals were obtained from Aquatic Arts. | ||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | |||||||
| pH | 7.50 to 7.80 | ||||||
| Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs | ||||||
| Temperature | 25.0°C to 27.5°C | ||||||
| Current | Strong | ||||||
| Other Water Params | Weekly 50% water changes | ||||||
| Aquarium | |||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 914mm x 457mm x 406mm (36" x 18" x 16") all Length x Width x Height. | ||||||
| Furniture | Sand substrate, large rocks, large piece of drift wood, and spawning caves made of bamboo | ||||||
| Filtration | Powerhead driven sponge | ||||||
| Lighting | 36" Fluval Plant 2.0 | ||||||
| Heating | Eheim 100W | ||||||
| Breeding | |||||||
| Behaviour | Returned from vacation to find a male in a bamboo tube on eggs. Unsure of exact date of laying. | ||||||
| Eggs | _eggs/1.jpg) There were 12 yellow-ish eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. | ||||||
| Segregation | No segregation being attempted for this first spawning. | ||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 3mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | ||||||
| 7 days | _7d/1.jpg) | ||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | ||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Fry usually disappear before emerging from the bamboo tube | ||||||
