 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 27th of November 2022. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 750mm SL and the smallest female was at least 640mm SL. The individuals were obtained from RGB Shrimp, Toronto. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 7.20 to 7.60 | |||
| Temperature | 20.0°C to 22.0°C | |||
| Current | Gentle | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 356mm x 457mm x 279mm (14" x 18" x 11") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Cave Java Fern Christmas Moss Val | |||
| Filtration | Matten Filter | |||
| Lighting | DIY LED 5000K | |||
| Heating | Ambient Room Temp (20C-22C) | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Did not observe mating. | |||
| Eggs |  There were 20 pale orange eggs laid which were 2.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Segregation | Keeping parents in tank. Male continuously fanning eggs. Did not observe mating, only noticed the eggs in the cave during daily maintenance of the tank and noticing the male staying at the mouth of the cave. About 20 eggs Eggs did not hatch. Looks like male ate them and the last 2-3 are all white, likely did not get fertilized by male | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
