 Basics | ||||
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| Overview | The first spawn was on Thursday 27th of January 2011. The breeding group consisted of 1 male and 1 female. The smallest male was at least 75mm SL and the smallest female was at least 90mm SL. The youngest adult was approximately 80 months old. The individuals were obtained from Two different LFS's.. | |||
| Feeding |
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| Water Parameters (at time of spawning) | ||||
| pH | 7.70 to 7.70 | |||
| Conductivity | 600µs to 600µs | |||
| Temperature | 24.0°C to 24.0°C | |||
| Current | Gentle | |||
| Other Water Params | Standard tap-water in North Hampshire. | |||
| Aquarium | ||||
| Dimensions | The aquarium dimensions were 610mm x 457mm x 381mm (24" x 18" x 15") all Length x Width x Height. | |||
| Furniture | Wood, terracotta caves. | |||
| Filtration | TetraTec EX700. | |||
| Lighting | Part of a 5ft Wickes fluorescent fitting. | |||
| Heating | None - next to two other tanks heated to 26°C | |||
| Breeding | ||||
| Behaviour | Female enters cave, male goes in behind, trapping female. | |||
| Eggs | There were 80 orange eggs laid which were 3.0mm in diameter. | |||
| Time to hatch | 4 days Number: 80 Free swimming: 12 days | |||
| Segregation | Fry left in tank with paarents. | |||
| Fry sizes | 7 days: 10mm 14 days: 12mm 21 days: 13mm | |||
| Juvenile sizes | 1 month: 16mm 3 months: 25mm 6 months: 35mm | |||
| Fry and juvenile feeding | Fed with same food as parents. Mix of fresh vegetables (courgette, sweet potato), tablet food (JBL Novo Pleco XL and JBL Novo Tabs), and very rarely frozen daphnia. | |||
