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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 20th of June 2022. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 2 females. The smallest male was at least 120mm SL and the smallest female was at least 120mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 40 months old. The individuals were obtained from Private seller. | |||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||
| pH | 6.80 to 7.00 | |||||||||
| Conductivity | 400µs to 500µs | |||||||||
| Temperature | 26.0°C to 27.0°C | |||||||||
| Current | Medium | |||||||||
| Other Water Params | Ph - 7.0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 20 Ammonia - 0 Tds - 307 Kh - 17.9ppm | |||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 762mm x 305mm x 457mm (30" x 12" x 18") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||
| Furniture | Breeding caves Driftwood pieces | |||||||||
| Filtration | 5ft sump and 2 sponge filters. On a 2000L system with 20 tanks. | |||||||||
| Lighting | 45cm Aqua one tropicglo LED. | |||||||||
| Heating | 2x 600w Schego in the sump. | |||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||
| Behaviour | Noticed the last few days some males were fanning a bit. Then tonight i found a medium clump of eggs kicked out so i tumbled them. | |||||||||
| Eggs |  There were 20 gold eggs laid which were 5.0mm in diameter. | |||||||||
| Time to hatch | 6 days Number: 2 Free swimming: 7 days | |||||||||
| Segregation | I have them tumbling so once hatched i will separate them to a fry box and then to a grow out tank. | |||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 10mm 14 days: 13mm 21 days: 15mm | |||||||||
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| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 20mm 3 months: 41mm 6 months: 52mm | |||||||||
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| Fry and juvenile feeding | I will feed with IAL and then move onto a repashy mix of 66% super green and 33% morning wood. Also a 50/50 mix of grub pie and spawn and grow. | |||||||||
