 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Monday 17th of June 2013. The breeding group consisted of 4 males and 2 females. The individuals were obtained from The Wet Spot - Portland, OR. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 7.60 to 7.60 | |||
| Temperature | 24.5°C to 25.5°C | |||
| Current | Medium | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 610mm x 305mm x 406mm (24" x 12" x 16") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | White Aquarium sand with potted anabias and small half flower pot for cover. There are also several floating spawning mops made of green yarn. | |||
| Filtration | Corner air driven sp[onge filter and HOB marineland filter for current | |||
| Lighting | 24" fluorescent bulb | |||
| Heating | Fish room is about 70f in winter and about 78f in summer. No tank heaters are used. | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | I do not know how much credit I can take for this spawning except to say that I provided correct conditions and the fish suprized me with several fry swimming around the tank one day. The actual spawn took place at night and I did not observe the mating for ritual. | |||
| Segregation | Eggs and hatching was not observed- only emergence of several fry. | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 0mm 14 days: 0mm 21 days: 0mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 0mm 3 months: 0mm 6 months: 0mm | |||
