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| Overview | The first spawn was on Wednesday 1st of June 2022. The breeding group consisted of 2 males and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 110mm SL and the smallest female was at least 105mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 28 months old. The individuals were obtained from Private seller. | |||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||
| pH | 7.20 to 7.40 | |||||||||
| Conductivity | 500µs to 600µs | |||||||||
| Temperature | 26.0°C to 27.0°C | |||||||||
| Current | Air (vertical) | |||||||||
| Other Water Params | Ph - 7.2 Ammonia - 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 20-40 Kh - 9-17.9 Temp - 26.5 Water change 50% weekly | |||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 610mm x 305mm x 381mm (24" x 12" x 15") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||
| Furniture | Driftwood with anubias attached. | |||||||||
| Filtration | 2x Xy-380 sponge filters and a 4ft sump. | |||||||||
| Lighting | LED strip lighting. | |||||||||
| Heating | 2x 600w schego heaters. | |||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||
| Behaviour | Male trapped female, she laid eggs and then left the cave. | |||||||||
| Eggs |  There were 30 golden/yellow eggs laid which were 2.5mm in diameter. | |||||||||
| Time to hatch | 5 days Number: 30 Free swimming: 16 days | |||||||||
| Segregation | Fry are separated in a ziss breeder box for target feeding. | |||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 10mm 14 days: 12mm 21 days: 15mm | |||||||||
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| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 20mm 3 months: 42mm 6 months: 55mm | |||||||||
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| Fry and juvenile feeding | Same as adults, driftwood and repashy morning wood and super green. | |||||||||
