Basics |
Overview | The first spawn was on Thursday 10th of November 2016. The breeding group consisted of 3 males and 3 females. The smallest male was at least 61mm SL and the smallest female was at least 56mm SL. The individuals were obtained from Imports, presumably wild caught. |
Feeding | 1. | Repashy custom formula (dry / prepared) few times a week | | 2. | Trout pellets (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 3. | Repashy Super Gold (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 4. | Repashy bottom scratcher (dry / prepared) few times a week | | 5. | JBL Novo Fect (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 6. | JBL Novo Pleco chips (dry / prepared) occasionally | | 7. | JBL Novo Tabs (dry / prepared) weekly | |
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Water Parameters (at time of spawning) |
pH | 6.80 to 7.30 |
Conductivity | 100µs to 200µs |
Temperature | 27.5°C to 28.5°C |
Current | Medium(air) |
Other Water Params | 30% water change once a week, hovering once a month |
Aquarium |
Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 750mm x 500mm x 500mm (29.5" x 19.7" x 19.7") all Length x Width x Height. |
Furniture | Fine gravel substrate, clay caves, bog wood, and slate tiles |
Filtration | Fluval 4 plus filter plus powerhead for added current |
Lighting | Single T8 Fluorescent |
Heating | 1 x 200 watt Jager |
Breeding |
Behaviour | Standard hypan spawning. Male traps female for 1 to 2 days and then does the rest. Several batches of 6 to 24 eggs, normally about 10-15 per batch. |
Eggs | There were 20 golden yellow eggs laid which were 3.5mm in diameter. |
Time to hatch | 7 days Number: 10 Free swimming: 10 days |
Segregation | Young removed from male once the yolk sac had gone and reared separately. Young are slow growing |
Fry sizes | 7 days: 13mm 14 days: 14mm 21 days: 15mm |
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14 days | |
21 days | |
Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 16mm 3 months: 26mm 6 months: 32mm |
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3 months | |
6 months | |
Fry and juvenile feeding | Same food as adults but Repashy cut much finer and NovoTab is broken into smaller bits |