 Basics | ||||||||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Sunday 26th of February 2023. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 5 females. The smallest male was at least 110mm SL and the smallest female was at least 110mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 18 months old. The individuals were obtained from Hobby Breeder. | |||||||||
| Further spawns | Sunday 26th of February 2023, Saturday 15th of April 2023. 2 in total. | |||||||||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||||||||
| pH | 7.20 to 7.50 | |||||||||
| Temperature | 28.0°C to 29.0°C | |||||||||
| Current | Gentle | |||||||||
| Aquarium | ||||||||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 813mm x 610mm x 406mm (32" x 24" x 16") all Length x Width x Height. | |||||||||
| Furniture | Caves Various Wood Leaf Litter CO2 | |||||||||
| Filtration | Matten | |||||||||
| Lighting | 2x 2' LED Strip 5000K | |||||||||
| Heating | 300 W | |||||||||
| Breeding | ||||||||||
| Behaviour | Not Observed. 2 Males guarding their clutches. Male guarding 15 Apr 2023 spawn. | |||||||||
| Eggs | There were 84 pale orange/yellow eggs laid which were 2.5mm in diameter. | |||||||||
| Time to hatch | 7 days Number: 54 Free swimming: 7 days | |||||||||
| Segregation | Moved 2 Males with clutches in their respective caves to a smaller tank. Fry have begun to hatch (7 Mar 23) so far approximately 10 can be seen in each clutch Keeping in tank for this spawn 15 Apr 23 | |||||||||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 16mm 14 days: 24mm 21 days: 28mm | |||||||||
| 7 days | _7d/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| 14 days | _14d/1.jpg) | |||||||||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 32mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||||||||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Fry feeding, Spider, Cholla and Malaysia Wood Spirula Tabs, Algae Wafers (Daily) White worm rarely | |||||||||
